- con|stant
- con|stant «KON stuhnt», adjective, noun.–adj.1. never stopping; incessant: »
Three days of constant rain made the field muddy.
SYNONYM(S): ceaseless, continuous, perpetual.2. continually happening; repeated often or again and again: »A clock makes a constant ticking sound.
SYNONYM(S): persistent, unremitting.3. always the same; not changing: »If you walk due north, your direction is constant. I am constant as the northern star (Shakespeare). Some philosophers believe that human nature is constant.
SYNONYM(S): unchangeable, steady, uniform, invariable.4. faithful; loyal; steadfast: »A constant friend helps you when you need help.
SYNONYM(S): stanch, true, trusty. See syn. under faithful. (Cf. ↑faithful)5. firm in mind or purpose; resolute: »He was constant and single-minded in his resolve to better the human race.
6. Mathematics, Physics. retaining the same value; remaining the same in quantity, size, or other dimension: »a constant force.
–n.1. a thing that is always the same; value or quantity that does not change: »Birth and death and the changes of season are natural constants. The speed of light is an important constant in physics.
2. Mathematics. a quantity assumed to be invariable throughout a given calculation or discussion.3. Physics. a numerical quantity expressing a relation or value, as of a physical property of a substance, that remains unchanged under certain conditions: »The velocity C of electromagnetic waves in free space is probably the most important fundamental constant known to modern physics (W. C. Vaughan).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
