ACCELERANDO

accelerando

(adjective) (music) gradually increasing in tempo

accelerando

(adverb) with increasing speed; “here you must play accelerando”

accelerando

(noun) a gradually increasing tempo of music; “my ear will not accept such violent accelerandos”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

accelerando (plural accelerandos)

(music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played at an increasing speed.

(music) A passage having this mark.

(by extension) Accelerating or exponential advancement or development (of a thing).

Adverb

accelerando (not comparable)

(music) with a gradual increase in speed

Source: Wiktionary


Ac*cel`er*an"do, a. Etym: [It.] (Mus.)

Definition: Gradually accelerating the movement.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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