English-Thai Dictionary

continuity

N ความต่อเนื่อง กัน  continuousness connectedness kan-tor-neang-kan

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CONTINUITY

n.[L.] Connection uninterrupted; cohesion; close union of parts; unbroken texture. Philosophers talk of the solution of continuity.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CONTINUITY

Con `ti *nu "i *ty, n.; pl. Continuities. Etym: [L. continuitas: cf. F.continuit. See Continuous. ]

 

Defn: the state of being continuous; uninterupted connection or succession; close union of parts; cohesion; as, the continuity of fibers. Grew. The sight would be tired, if it were attracted by a continuity of glittering objects. Dryden. Law of continuity (Math. & Physics ), the principle that nothing passes from one state to another without passing through all the intermediate states. -- Solution of continuity. (Math. ) See under Solution.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

continuity

con ti nu i ty |ˌkäntnˈ (y )o͞oətē kɑːntəˈnuːəti | ▶noun ( pl. continuities ) 1 the unbroken and consistent existence or operation of something over a period of time: pension rights accruing through continuity of employment. • a state of stability and the absence of disruption: they have provided the country with a measure of continuity. • (often continuity between /with ) a connection or line of development with no sharp breaks: they used the same style of masonry to provide continuity between new and old. 2 the maintenance of continuous action and self-consistent detail in the various scenes of a movie or broadcast: [ as modifier ] : a continuity error. • the linking of broadcast items, esp. by a spoken commentary. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French continuite, from Latin continuitas, from continuare ‘continue, ’ from continuus (see continuous ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

continuity

continuity |ˌkɒntɪˈnjuːɪti | ▶noun ( pl. continuities ) [ mass noun ] 1 the unbroken and consistent existence or operation of something over time: a consensus favouring continuity of policy. • a state of stability and the absence of disruption: they have provided the country with a measure of continuity. • a connection or line of development with no sharp breaks: a firm line of continuity between pre-war and post-war Britain. 2 the maintenance of continuous action and self-consistent detail in the various scenes of a film or broadcast: [ as modifier ] : a continuity error. • the linking of broadcast items by a spoken commentary: [ as modifier ] : the BBC continuity announcer. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French continuite, from Latin continuitas, from continuare ‘continue ’, from continuus (see continuous ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

continuity

continuity noun a breakdown in the continuity of care: continuousness, uninterruptedness, flow, progression.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

continuity

continuity noun 1 a breakdown in the continuity of care: continuousness, uninterruptedness, flow, progression. ANTONYMS discontinuity. 2 the thematic continuity of the texts: interrelationship, interrelatedness, intertextuality, interconnectedness, connection, linkage, cohesion, coherence; unity, whole, wholeness.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

continuity

con ti nu i ty /kɑ̀nt (ə )n j úːəti |kɔ̀ntɪ -/名詞 U 1 連続性 ; 一貫性 ; (変化が起こっても )途切れないこと .2 〘映 〙(映画 テレビの )つなぎ 〘音楽 言葉など 〙; 場面のつながり .～́ ann ò uncer (テレビ ラジオで次の番組を紹介する )つなぎ担当アナウンサー .～́ t è ster 導通試験器 .