Meaning of continuity | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Lack of interruption or disconnection; the quality of being continuous in space or time.
   countable, uncountable
2. Lack of interruption or disconnection; the quality of being continuous in space or time
3. A characteristic property of a continuous function
4. A characteristic property of a continuous function.
   uncountable
5. Uninterrupted existence or succession:continuance, continuation, continuum, duration, endurance, persistence, persistency.
6. A narrative device in episodic fiction where previous and/or future events in a series of stories are accounted for in present stories.
   countable, uncountable
7. A narrative device in episodic fiction where previous and/or future events in a series of stories are accounted for in present stories
8. very frequent; repeated many times. continual interruptions. aanhoudende مُتَواصِل، مُتَتابِع непрестанен contínuo ustavičný, neustálý sehr häufig konstant; vedvarende; gentaget συνεχής, διαρκήςcontinuo, repetido jätkuv مکرر؛ پیوسته toistuva continuel מִתמַשֵׁך अविरत vrlo čest, učestao szakadatlan sering sífelldur, síendurtekinn continuo ひん繁な 계속적인 nuolatinis ļoti biežs; nerimstošs selalu voortdurendgjentatt, stadig ustawiczny پر له پسی constante con­ti­nuu беспрестанный neustály pogost učesta...
9. aanhoudend بِاسْتِمرار، بِتَتَابُع непрекъснато continuamente ustavičně ständig til stadighed; igen og igen συνεχώςcontinuamente jätkuvalt بطور مکرر toistuvasti sans cesse כָּל הַזְמָן निरंतर učestao, neprestan állandóan, folyamatosan terus-menerus sífellt continuamente 絶えず 계속적으로 nuolatos ļoti bieži; nerimtīgi dengan selalu voortdurendtil stadighet, gjentatte ganger ustawicznie له پر له پسی constantemente în continuu неоднократно neustále neprenehoma učestalo ständigt, ideligen อย่างต่อเนื่อง...
10. Consistency between multiple shots depicting the same scene but possibly filmed on different occasions.
    uncountable
11. A canon; one specific fictional universe within a multiverse
12. a continuity girl. kontinuïteitsmeisie إتِّصالي помощник монтажист de continuidade asistentka režie, skriptka Skript-... skript- συνεχής, αδιάκοπος secretaria de rodaje režissööri abi منشی صحنه kuuluttaja- scripteהמשכיות skriptgerl naplóvezető pengatur adegan film skrifta di produzione 撮影記録係 (영화) 여성 촬영 기록 담당원 montažininkas [] montētāja continuity skript(-) dbający o ciągłość معاون صحنه de continuidade ассистент кинорежиссёра skriptka tajnica režije stalno scripta ซึ่งต่อเนื่องกัน ayrılmayan 女...
13. The announcements and messages inserted by the broadcaster between programmes.
    uncountable
14. Consistency between multiple shots depicting the same scene but possibly filmed on different occasions
15. joined together, or going on, without interruption. a continuous series; continuous rain; continuous movement. ononderbroke مُتَتابِع، مُتَواصِل، مُسْتَمِر неспирен contínuo plynulý, nepřetržitý ununterbrochen stadig; vedvarende; uafbrudt συνεχής, αδιάκοποςcontinuo pidev پیوسته؛ بی وقفه jatkuva continuרצוף लागातार neprekidan folyamatos tak terputus samfelldur continuo とぎれのない 연속적인 ištisinis, be pertrūkių nepārtraukts; ilgstošs berterusan ononderbrokenstadig, vedvarende, uavbruttciągły بی وقفه ...
16. It rained continuously all day. ononderbroke, aanhoudend بِاستِمرار، بِصورَة مُتَواصِلَه без прекъсване continuamente nepřetržitě ununterbrochen uafbrudt; konstant συνέχεια, αδιάκοπαcontinuamente, sin interrupción vahetpidamata بطور مداوم jatkuvasti continuellementברציפות निरंतरता से neprekidan folyamatosan terus-menerus sleitulaust continuamente 絶え間なく 지속적으로 be perstojo nepārtraukti; ilgstoši dengan berterusan ononderbrokeni ett sett, uavbruttciągle مکرر seguidamente încontinuu непрерывно nep...
17. continuidad seguimiento.
18. The state or quality of being continuous.
19. An uninterrupted succession or flow; a coherent whole.
20. A detailed script or scenario consulted to avoid discrepancies from shot to shot in a film, allowing the various scenes to be shot out of order.

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Examples

“While troubleshooting the heating and cooling system, we found a lack of continuity in a circuit that is normally closed.”

“Considerable continuity of attention is needed to read German philosophy.”

“Vacuum-fitted wagons are provided with complete vacuum-brake equipment; "piped" wagons have through pipes, enabling them to be marshalled in vacuum-braked trains without interrupting the continuity of the vacuum brake connections, but are not provided themselves with vacuum brake gear.”

“As on Nos. 20001-3, the motor and generator armature shafts of the new locomotive each carry a heavy flywheel to provide kinetic energy and help maintain the speed of the motor-generator set during interruptions of supply, as at breaks in the continuity of the conductor rail.”

“With the election of Cardinal Robert Prevost as Pope Leo XIV, the College of Cardinals sent a clear message of continuity with the reformist agenda of his predecessor, Pope Francis.”

“The definition of a continuous function assumes that the function is already defined for x = a. If this is not the case, however, it is sometimes possible to assign such a value to the function for x = a that the condition of continuity shall be satisfied.”

“In “Treehouse Of Horror” episodes, the rules aren’t just different—they don’t even exist. If writers want Homer to kill Flanders or for a segment to end with a marriage between a woman and a giant ape, they can do so without worrying about continuity or consistency or fans griping that the gang is behaving out of character.”

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