continuing. 1  intransitive verb. 2  1 : to maintain without interruption a condition, course, or action The boat continued downstream. 3  2 : to remain in existence : endure The tradition continues to this day. 4  3 : to remain in a place or condition : stay We cannot continue here much longer.
If an object absorbs light of most visible frequencies (absorbs because the light's frequency matches electron's frequency), and reflects red, for example, the object appears red. (reflect because red falls below or above the electron's natural frequencies).
Photo: Incandescence: objects with a lot of heat energy, like the heating elements in this electric fire, give off visible light energyâthey glow red, yellow, or white hot. Thermochromic materials change color at much lower temperatures and for very different reasons that have nothing to do with incandescence.hoto: Incandescence: objects with a lot of heat energy, like the heating elements in this electric fire, give off visible light energyâthey glow red, yellow, or white hot. Thermochromic materials change color at much lower temperatures and for very different reasons that have nothing to do with incandescence.