(music) The bass line of music, especially for a keyboard instrument, that continues throughout a work; basso continuo.

plural of continuo

(music) The continuous realization of harmony throughout a musical piece, usually by a harpsichord and/or cello, typical of the Baroque period. Abbreviation: bc.

plural of basso continuo

(grammar) A tense that describes an ongoing action in the present. In English it is formed by use of a form of be with a present participle.

Without stopping; without a break, cessation, or interruption. / Without intervening space; continued. / (botany) Not deviating or varying from uniformity; not interrupted; not joined or articulated.

Without pause.

(grammar) A tense used to describe actions and states continued in the past.

(sports) A clock, especially in American football, that operates continuously in a one-sided game, so as to hasten the end of the contest.

(automotive) Any of several forms of automatic transmission, without specific gears, in which the gear ratio may be changed without any noticeable steps.