accelerando meaning

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accelerando (adjective): (music) gradually increasing in tempo.

accelerando has 3 meanings in this dictionary, as adjective, adverb and noun.

accelerando as an adjective

  1. (music) gradually increasing in tempo

    Similar: increasing

accelerando as an adverb

  1. with increasing speed
    • here you must play accelerando

accelerando as a noun

  1. a gradually increasing tempo of music
    • my ear will not accept such violent accelerandos

    Type of: tempo

Word lists: words starting with AC · words ending in DO · 11-letter words

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