continuous operation
collocation in Englishmeaningsofcontinuousandoperation
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continuous
adjective
uk/kənˈtɪn.ju.əs/us/kənˈtɪn.ju.əs/
without a pause ...
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operation
noun
uk/ˌɒp.ərˈeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌɑː.pəˈreɪ.ʃən/
the fact of operating or ...
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(Definition ofcontinuousandoperationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Concatenation over resource traces is acontinuousoperation.
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For a sufficient number of submagazines,continuousoperationfor a limited time is possible.
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That is acontinuousoperation.
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It uses high precision gears; furthermore, it has been designed for prolongedcontinuousoperationas necessary for unprofessional students.
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The discharge chamber electrodes can heat up in the course of prolongedcontinuousoperationof the source.
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The resistor case is equipped with a radiator for heat removal duringcontinuousoperationin the repetitive regime.
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The improvements should be acontinuousoperation.
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The system will be incontinuousoperation.
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This has been acontinuousoperationsince 1951.
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This subsidy has been incontinuousoperationsince 1937.
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They are not incontinuousoperationall the time.
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In this machine there is acontinuousoperationthat begins with the user selecting the number of coffee cups that he wants.
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The time ofcontinuousoperationis limited by heating of some elements of the construction and erosion of gas gap switch electrodes.
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It is onecontinuousoperation—is it not?
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These surveys are incontinuousoperation, and the reports are available.
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In fact, it is a progressive andcontinuousoperationwhich is being undertaken continually.
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I am informed that the cinema has been incontinuousoperationfor several years.
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Myo-electric hands can usually be kept incontinuousoperationby recharging batteries each night.
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It is a progressive andcontinuousoperationwhich is being continuously undertaken.
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It has been incontinuousoperationon its present site since 1123.
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The system of rotation of areas must be acontinuousoperation.
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But effective andcontinuousoperationof waste disposal facilities is always essential.
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The units were designed forcontinuousoperation.
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There could becontinuousoperationthroughout the year, not according to the termly spasms of present university life.
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The published housing returns give full information of the progress of housing which is acontinuousoperation.
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