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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024con•stant /ˈkɑnstənt/USA pronunciation adj. - not changing;
staying the same: Driving at a constant speed saves gas. - continuing without pause;
not stopping:constant noise. - faithful, as in love, devotion, or loyalty:a constant friend during all the turmoil.
n. [countable] - something that does not change or vary:The speed of light was postulated as a constant.
con•stant•ly, adv. See -stan-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024con•stant (kon′stənt),USA pronunciation adj. - not changing or varying;
uniform;
regular;
invariable:All conditions during the three experiments were constant. - continuing without pause or letup;
unceasing:constant noise. - regularly recurrent;
continual;
persistent:He found it impossible to work with constant interruption. - faithful;
unswerving in love, devotion, etc.:a constant lover. - steadfast;
firm in mind or purpose;
resolute. - [Obs.]certain;
confident.
n. - something that does not or cannot change or vary.
- Physicsa number expressing a property, quantity, or relation that remains unchanged under specified conditions.
- Mathematicsa quantity assumed to be unchanged throughout a given discussion.
- Latin constant- (stem of constāns, present participle of constāre to stand firm), equivalent. to con- con- + stā- stand + -nt- present participle suffix
- Middle English 1350–1400
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged unchanging, immutable, permanent.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged perpetual, unremitting, uninterrupted.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged incessant, ceaseless.
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged loyal, staunch, true. See faithful.
- 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged steady, unwavering, unswerving.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged changeable.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged fitful.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged sporadic.
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged unreliable.
- 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged wavering.
Con•stant (kôn stän′),USA pronunciation n. Paul Hen•ri Ben•ja•min Bal•luat (pôl än rē′ ban zha man′ ba lwa′).USA pronunciation See Estournelles de Constant, Paul. Jean Jo•seph Ben•ja•min (zhän zhô zef′ ban zha man′),USA pronunciation 1845–1902, French painter.
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