continuous : Idioms & Phrases
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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
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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
WordNet
Continuous impost
- . See
Impost .
Webster 1913
continuous receiver watch
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noun a watch established for the reception of traffic of interest to the unit maintaining the watch
listening watch.
WordNet
continuous tense
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noun a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going
progressive tense; imperfect; imperfect tense; progressive.