continual

Adjective

WordNet 3.0

occurring without interruption; chiefly restricted to what recurs regularly or frequently in a prolonged and closely spaced series“the continual banging of the shutters”
`continual' (meaning seemingly uninterrupted) is often used interchangeably with `continuous' (meaning without interruption)

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 Webster]

2.Occuring in steady and rapid succession; very frequent; often repeated. [1913 Webster]

The eye is deligh by a continental succession of small landscapes.— W. Irwing.[1913 Webster]

Continual proportionals (Math.), quantities in continued proportion. --Brande & C.

Syn: Constant; prepetual; incessant; unceasing; uninterrupted; unintermitted; continuous. See Constant, and Continuous. [1913 Webster]