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"Continual" describes intermittent activity; "continuous" denotes unceasing, uninterrupted activity. Meals are continual; time is continuous:
The Vesuvius volcano in Italy has erupted continually over the past century.
Seismometers, which constantly detect and record ground movement, are designed to receive seismic impulses continuously.