round-the-clock
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round-the-clock
(round′thə-klŏk′) also a·round-the-clock (ə-round′-)adj.
Lasting or continuing throughout the entire 24 hours of the day; continuous.
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round-the-clock
adj
(or as adverb round the clock) throughout the day and night
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around′-the-clock′
adj.
all day and all night; constant.
[1940–45]
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Adj. | 1. | round-the-clock - at all times; "around-the-clock nursing care" continuous, uninterrupted - continuing in time or space without interruption; "a continuous rearrangement of electrons in the solar atoms results in the emission of light"- James Jeans; "a continuous bout of illness lasting six months"; "lived in continuous fear"; "a continuous row of warehouses"; "a continuous line has no gaps or breaks in it"; "moving midweek holidays to the nearest Monday or Friday allows uninterrupted work weeks" |
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round-the-clock
adjectiveExisting or occurring without interruption or end:
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round-the-clock
adj & adv a todas horas, las 24 horas del díaEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.