Engelsk tillægsord: constant | |||
1. | constant unvarying in nature | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Maintained a constant temperature. Principles of unvarying validity. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | changeless, invariant, unvarying | ||
Termer med lignende betydning | invariable | ||
Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | variable | ||
2. | constant steadfast in purpose or devotion or affection | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | A man constant in adherence to his ideals. A constant lover. Constant as the northern star. | ||
Termer med lignende betydning | staunch, steadfast, unfailing, unflagging, unswerving | ||
Se også | faithful, invariable, stable, unchangeable | ||
Kendetegner | constancy, stability | ||
Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | inconstant | ||
3. | constant uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The ceaseless thunder of surf. In constant pain. Night and day we live with the incessant noise of the city. The never-ending search for happiness. The perpetual struggle to maintain standards in a democracy. Man's unceasing warfare with drought and isolation. Unremitting demands of hunger. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | ceaseless, incessant, never-ending, perpetual, unceasing, unremitting | ||
Termer med lignende betydning | continuous, uninterrupted | ||
Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | noncontinuous, discontinuous | ||
Engelsk navneord: constant | |||
1. | constant (om erkendelse) a quantity that does not vary | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | constant quantity, invariable | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | quantity | ||
Mere specifikke termer | parameter, parametric quantity | ||
2. | constant (om mængde el. mål) a number representing a quantity assumed to have a fixed value in a specified mathematical context | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The velocity of light is a constant. | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | number | ||
Mere specifikke termer | Avogadro number, Avogadro's number, Boltzmann's constant, c, coefficient, constant of gravitation, constant of proportionality, cosmological constant, equilibrium constant, factor of proportionality, G, gas constant, gravitational constant, Hubble constant, Hubble parameter, Hubble's constant, Hubble's parameter, ionic charge, light speed, R, speed of light, universal gas constant, universal gravitational constant | ||