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say it: KAHN-stuhnt
constant is an adjective and noun meaning "unvarying in nature". It carries 5 recorded senses.
unvarying in nature
“maintained a constant temperature”
“principles of unvarying validity”
steadfast in purpose or devotion or affection
“a man constant in adherence to his ideals”
“a constant lover”
“constant as the northern star”
uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
“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”
a quantity that does not vary
a number representing a quantity assumed to have a fixed value in a specified mathematical context
“the velocity of light is a constant”
Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for constant come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.