Perpetual motion

Perpetual motion
Perpetual Per*pet"u*al, a. [OE. perpetuel, F. perp['e]tuel, fr. L. perpetualis, fr. perpetuus continuing throughout, continuous, fr. perpes, -etis, lasting throughout.] Neverceasing; continuing forever or for an unlimited time; unfailing; everlasting; continuous. [1913 Webster]

Unto the kingdom of perpetual night. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Perpetual feast of nectared sweets. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

{Circle of perpetual apparition}, or {Circle of perpetual occultation}. See under {Circle}.

{Perpetual calendar}, a calendar so devised that it may be adjusted for any month or year.

{Perpetual curacy} (Ch. of Eng.), a curacy in which all the tithes are appropriated, and no vicarage is endowed. --Blackstone.

{Perpetual motion}. See under {Motion}.

{Perpetual screw}. See {Endless screw}, under {Screw}. [1913 Webster]

Syn: Continual; unceasing; endless; everlasting; incessant; constant; eternal. See {Constant}. [1913 Webster]


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