Continual.
Synonyms:
| ceaseless, | incessant, | regular, | uninterrupted, |
| constant, | invariable, | unbroken, | unremitting, |
| continuous, | perpetual, | unceasing, | unvarying. |
Continuous describes that which is absolutely without pause or break; continual, that which often intermits, but as regularly begins again. A continuous beach is exposed to the continual beating of the waves. A similar distinction is made between incessant and ceaseless. The incessant discharge of firearms makes the ceaseless roar of battle. Constant is sometimes used in the sense of continual; but its chief uses are mental and moral.