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constant
1[ kon-stuhnt ]
adjective
All conditions during the three experiments were constant.
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- continuing without pause or letup; unceasing:
constant noise.
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- regularly recurrent; continual; persistent:
He found it impossible to work with constant interruption.
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- faithful; unswerving in love, devotion, etc.:
a constant lover.
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- steadfast; firm in mind or purpose; resolute.
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- Obsolete. certain; confident.
noun
- something that does not or cannot change or vary.
- Physics. a number expressing a property, quantity, or relation that remains unchanged under specified conditions.
- Mathematics. a quantity assumed to be unchanged throughout a given discussion.
Constant
2[ kawn-stahn ]
noun
- Paul Hen·ri Ben·ja·min Bal·luat [pawl ah, n, -, ree, ba, n, -zh, a, -, man, b, a, -, lwa]. Paul d'Estournelles de Constant.
- Jean Jo·seph Ben·ja·min [zhah, n, zhaw-, zef, ba, n, -zh, a, -, man], 1845–1902, French painter.
Constant
1/ ɔ̃ɑ̃ /
noun
- ConstantBenjamin17671830MFrenchWRITING: writerPOLITICS: politician Benjamin (bɛ̃ʒamɛ̃). real name Henri Benjamin Constant de Rebecque. 1767–1830, French writer and politician: author of the psychological novel Adolphe (1816)
constant
2/ ˈɒԲəԳ /
adjective
- fixed and invariable; unchanging
- continual or continuous; incessant
constant interruptions
- resolute in mind, purpose, or affection; loyal
noun
- something that is permanent or unchanging
- a specific quantity that is always invariable
the velocity of light is a constant
- maths a symbol representing an unspecified number that remains invariable throughout a particular series of operations
- physics a theoretical or experimental quantity or property that is considered invariable throughout a particular series of calculations or experiments
- See logical constant
constant
- A quantity that is unknown but assumed to have a fixed value in a specified mathematical context.
- A theoretical or experimental quantity, condition, or factor that does not vary in specified circumstances. Avogadro's number and Planck's constant are examples of constants.
constant
- A number that appears in equations and formulas and does not vary or change. Examples are Planck's constant and the speed of light .
Derived Forms
- ˈDzԲٲԳٱ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- Dz·ٲԳ· adverb
- ԴDz·Dz·ٲԳ noun adjective
- ··Dz·ٲԳ adjective
- ··Dz·ٲԳ·ness noun
- ܲ·-Dz·ٲԳ adjective
- ܲ·Dz·ٲԳ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of constant1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
"I've tried to commit suicide twice, it's been a constant theme in my life," he said.
Other tourists said constant reassurances from the locals and security forces had given them a sense of comfort.
“I imagined it would be overwhelming but also it was exhilarating,” says Daniel Tronco Velasquez, 23, who was born in Peru and grew up with films as a constant childhood companion.
Karl Rove spent decades turning bad polling numbers into political victories through a remarkably innovative strategy of "constant lying."
The power station is only operated at certain times, while the hum has been reported as a constant problem.
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