continuous : Idioms & Phrases


Continuous brake

  • (Railroad), a brake which is attached to each car a train, and can be caused to operate in all the cars simultaneously from a point on any car or on the engine.
Webster 1913

continuous creation theory

  • noun (cosmology) the theory that the universe maintains a constant average density with matter created to fill the void left by galaxies that are receding from each other
    steady state theory.
    • the steady state theory has been abandoned in favor of the big bang theory
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Continuous impost

  • . See Impost.
Webster 1913

continuous receiver watch

  • noun a watch established for the reception of traffic of interest to the unit maintaining the watch
    listening watch.
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continuous tense

  • noun a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going
    progressive tense; imperfect; imperfect tense; progressive.
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