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• continual — continual, continuous, constant, incessant, unremitting, perpetual, perennial are comparable when meaning characterized by continued occurrence or recurrence over a relatively long period of time. Continual implies a close or unceasing succession …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• Continual improvement — (also called incremental improvement or staircase improvement ) is a process or productivity improvement tool intended to have a stable and consistent growth and improvement of all the segments of a process or processes. Continual improvement… …   Wikipedia

• continual - continuous — Continual and continuous can both be used to describe things which continue to happen or exist without stopping. ...a continual movement of air. ...the necessity for continual change. ...a continuous loving relationship …   Useful english dictionary

• continual — continual, continuous 1. Continual is the older word (14c), and once had all the meanings it now (since the mid 19c) shares with continuous (17c). Fowler (1926) expressed the current distinction somewhat cryptically as follows: ‘That is al which… …   Modern English usage

• Continual — Con*tin u*al, a. [OE. continuel, F. continuel. See {Continue}.] 1. Proceeding without interruption or cesstaion; continuous; unceasing; lasting; abiding. [1913 Webster] He that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast. Prov. xv. 15. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Continual proportionals — Continual Con*tin u*al, a. [OE. continuel, F. continuel. See {Continue}.] 1. Proceeding without interruption or cesstaion; continuous; unceasing; lasting; abiding. [1913 Webster] He that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast. Prov. xv. 15.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• continual — [kən tin′yo͞o əl] adj. [ME continuel < OFr < L continuus: see CONTINUE] 1. happening over and over again; repeated often; going on in rapid succession 2. going on uninterruptedly; continuous continually adv. SYN. CONTINUAL applies to that… …   English World dictionary

• continual — early 14c., continuell, from O.Fr. continuel (12c.), from L. continuus (see CONTINUE (Cf. continue)). That which is continual is that which is either always going on or recurs at short intervals and never comes to an end; that which is CONTINUOUS …   Etymology dictionary

• continual / continuous —    Continual means repeated with breaks in between : We need continual rain throughout the summer for crops to grow.    Continuous means without stopping : The continuous drumming of the rain on the windows put Herman to sleep …   Confused words

• continual / continuous —    Continual means repeated with breaks in between : We need continual rain throughout the summer for crops to grow.    Continuous means without stopping : The continuous drumming of the rain on the windows put Herman to sleep …   Confused words

• Continual improvement — recurring activity to increase the ability to fulfill requirements (p. 3.2.13 ISO 9000:2005). Источник …   Словарь-справочник терминов нормативно-технической документации