English-Thai Dictionary

perpetual

ADJ ตลอดปี  ตลอด ฤดู  ta-lod-pe

 

perpetual

ADJ ตลอดไป  ชั่วกัลปาวสาน  ตลอดกาล  ชั่ว นิจ นิรันดร  ไม่ สิ้นสุด  ageless eternal everlasting unending intermitten temporary ta-lod-pai

 

perpetual

ADJ ที่ ต่อเนื่อง  ที่ ไม่ขาดสาย  ceaseless incessant endless discontinuous intermitten ti-tor-nuang

 

perpetually

ADV อย่าง ตลอดกาล  อย่าง นิรันดร  อย่าง ชั่ว กัลปว สาน  อย่าง ตลอดไป  constantly inconstantly yang-ta-lod-kan

 

perpetually

ADV อย่างต่อเนื่อง  อย่างไม่ขาดสาย  constantly inconstantly yang-tor-nuang

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PERPETUAL

a.[L. perpetuus, from perpes, perpetis; per and pes, from a root signifying to pass. ] 1. Never ceasing; continuing forever in future time; destined to be eternal; as a perpetual covenant; a perpetual statute.
[Literally true with respect to the decrees of the Supreme Being. ]
2. Continuing or continued without intermission; uninterrupted; as a perpetual stream; the perpetual action of the heart and arteries.
3. Permanent; fixed; not temporary; as a perpetual law or edict; perpetual love or amity, perpetual incense. Exodus 3 :8.
4. Everlasting; endless.
Destructions are come to a perpetual end. Psalm 9:6.
5. During the legal dispensation. Exodus 29:9.
Perpetual curacy, is where all the tithes are appropriated and no vicarage is endowed.
Perpetual motion, motion that generates a power of continuing itself forever or indefinitely, by means of mechanism or some application of the force of gravity; not yet discovered, and probably impossible.
Perpetual screw, a screw that acts against the teeth of a wheel and continues its action without end.

 

PERPETUALLY

adv. Constantly; continually; applied to things which proceed without intermission, or which occur frequently or at intervals, without limitation. A perennial spring flows perpetually; the weather varies perpetually. The Bible and common prayer book in the vulgar tongue, being perpetually read in churches, have proved a kind of standard for language.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PERPETUAL

Per *pet "u *al, a. Etym: [OE. perpetuel, F. perpétuel, fr. L.perpetualis, fr. perpetuus continuing throughout, continuous, fr. perpes, -etis, lasting throughout. ]

 

Defn: Neverceasing; continuing forever or for an unlimited time; unfailing; everlasting; continuous. Unto the kingdom of perpetual night. Shak. Perpetual feast of nectared sweets. Milton. Circle of perpetual apparition, or occultation. See under Circle. -- Perpetual calendar, a calendar so devised that it may be adjusted for any month or year. -- Perpetual curacy (Ch. of Eng. ), a curacy in which all the tithes are appropriated, and no vicarage is endowed. Blackstone. -- Perpetual motion. See under Motion. -- Perpetual screw. See Endless screw, under Screw.

 

Syn. -- Continual; unceasing; endless; everlasting; incessant; constant; eternal. See Constant.

 

PERPETUAL CALENDAR

PERPETUAL CALENDAR Per *pet "u *al cal "en *dar.

 

Defn: A calendar that can be used perpetually or over a wide range of years. That of Capt. Herschel covers, as given below, dates from 175 to 1961 only, but is capable of indefinite extension.

 

PERPETUAL CALENDAR Day of the monthJan. Oct. Apr. July Jan. Sept. Dec. JuneFeb. Mar. Nov. Aug. Feb. MayDay of the Week 1815 2229 2916 233 31 17 2431 41118 25 51219 26 6132 27 @71421 28 To find the day of the week corresponding to any date, find the small letter directly under the month and opposite the day of the month; the same small letter also appears in the vertical column that contains the number of the year, and if the line in which it stands is followed out to the right, the day of the week is found. Thus, the small letter under March and opposite 18 is b; b appears again directly over 19 4, and at its right is the word Friday. March 18 fell on Friday in 19 4, and also in 1898, 1892, etc. The calendar has other uses, as for finding the months which begin on Sunday in a particular year, etc. |1753 |1754 |1755 |175 |1751 |1757 |*1752 |1759 |1765 |*176 |1761 |*1756 |1763 |1758

 

PERPETUALLY

PERPETUALLY Per *pet "u *al *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a perpetual manner; constantly; continually. The Bible and Common Prayer Book in the vulgar tongue, being perpetually read in churches, have proved a kind of standard for language. Swift.

 

PERPETUALTY

PERPETUALTY Per *pet "u *al *ty, n.

 

Defn: The state or condition of being perpetual. [Obs. ] Testament of Love.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

perpetual

per pet u al |pərˈpeCHo͞oəl pərˈpɛtʃ (əw )əl | ▶adjective 1 never ending or changing: deep caves in perpetual darkness. • [ attrib. ] denoting a position, job, or trophy held for life rather than a limited period, or the person holding it: a perpetual secretary of the society. • (of an investment ) having no fixed maturity date; irredeemable: a perpetual bond. 2 occurring repeatedly; so frequent as to seem endless and uninterrupted: their perpetual money worries. • (of a plant ) blooming or fruiting several times in one season: he grows perpetual carnations. DERIVATIVES per pet u al ly adverb ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French perpetuel, from Latin perpetualis, from perpetuus ‘continuing throughout, ’ from perpes, perpet- ‘continuous. ’

 

perpetual calendar

per pet u al cal en dar ▶noun a calendar that can be adjusted to show any combination of day, month, and year, and is therefore usable year after year. • a set of tables from which the day of the week can be reckoned for any date.

 

perpetual check

per pet u al check ▶noun Chess the situation of play when a draw is obtained by repeated checking of the king.

 

perpetual motion

per pet u al mo tion |pərˈpɛtʃ (əw )əl ˈmoʊʃən | ▶noun a state in which movement or action is or appears to be continuous and unceasing. • the motion of a hypothetical machine that, once activated, would run forever unless subject to an external force or to wear.

 

Oxford Dictionary

perpetual

perpetual |pəˈpɛtʃʊəl, -tjʊəl | ▶adjective 1 never ending or changing: deep caves in perpetual darkness. • [ attrib. ] denoting or having a position, job, or trophy held for life: a perpetual secretary of the society. • (of an investment ) having no fixed maturity date; irredeemable: a perpetual bond. 2 occurring repeatedly; so frequent as to seem endless and uninterrupted: their perpetual money worries. 3 (of a plant ) blooming or fruiting several times in one season. DERIVATIVES perpetually adverb ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French perpetuel, from Latin perpetualis, from perpetuus ‘continuing throughout ’, from perpes, perpet- ‘continuous ’.

 

perpetual calendar

per |pet ¦ual cal ¦en |dar ▶noun a calendar in which the day, the month, and the date are adjusted independently to show any combination of the three.

 

perpetual check

per |pet ¦ual check ▶noun [ mass noun ] Chess the situation of play when a draw is obtained by repeated checking of the king.

 

perpetual motion

per |pet ¦ual mo ¦tion ▶noun [ mass noun ] a state in which movement or action is or appears to be continuous and unceasing. • the motion of a hypothetical machine which, once activated, would run forever unless subject to an external force or to wear.

 

perpetual spinach

per |pet ¦ual spin |ach ▶noun another term for spinach beet.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

perpetual

perpetual adjective 1 deep caves in perpetual darkness: everlasting, never-ending, eternal, permanent, unending, endless, without end, lasting, long-lasting, constant, abiding, enduring, perennial, timeless, ageless, deathless, undying, immortal; unfailing, unchanging, never-changing, changeless, unfading; rare sempiternal, perdurable. ANTONYMS transitory, temporary. 2 a perpetual state of fear: constant, permanent, uninterrupted, continuous, unremitting, unending, unceasing, persistent, unbroken. ANTONYMS intermittent. 3 her mother's perpetual nagging: interminable, incessant, ceaseless, endless, without respite, relentless, unrelenting, persistent, continual, continuous, nonstop, never-ending, recurrent, repeated, unremitting, sustained, around /round-the-clock, chronic, unabating; informal eternal.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

perpetual

perpetual adjective 1 deep caves in perpetual darkness: everlasting, never-ending, eternal, permanent, unending, endless, without end, lasting, long-lasting, constant, abiding, enduring, perennial, timeless, ageless, deathless, undying, immortal; unfailing, unchanging, never-changing, changeless, unvarying, unfading, invariable, immutable, indissoluble, indestructible, imperishable; rare sempiternal, perdurable. ANTONYMS transitory, temporary. 2 the population lived in a perpetual state of fear: constant, permanent, uninterrupted, continuous, unremitting, unending, unceasing, persistent, unbroken. ANTONYMS intermittent. 3 Clara could recall her mother's perpetual nagging at her father: interminable, incessant, ceaseless, endless, without respite, relentless, unrelenting, persistent, frequent, continual, continuous, non-stop, never-ending, recurrent, repeated, unremitting, sustained, round-the-clock, habitual, chronic, unabating; informal eternal.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

perpetual

per pet u al /pə r pétʃuəl |-tju (ə )l, -tʃuəl /形容詞 比較なし 1 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗永続する , 不変 [不断 ]の (continuous ); ｟文 ｠永久の , 万年の (permanent )▸ a perpetual hope for A Aに対する永遠の希望 ▸ perpetual snow 万年雪 2 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗(いらいらさせて )ひっきりなしの [絶え間ない ](continual )▸ perpetual questions ひっきりなしの質問 3 〖名詞 の前で 〗終身の , 一生涯の ▸ a perpetual annuity 終身年金 4 四季咲きの .～̀ c á lendar 万年暦 .～̀ m ó tion 永久運動 .～̀ m ó tion mach ì ne 永久機関 .

 

perpetually

per p é t u al ly 副詞 比較なし 1 永遠 [永久 ]に .2 (年中 )絶え間なく, 常に .