accelerando

ækˌsɛləˈrændoʊ

Definition

Definition of accelerando - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

development

Rare

accelerating advancement or development

Rare

The accelerando of technology is remarkable.

escalation

progression

music

TECH.

tempo mark indicating increasing speed

TECH.

The conductor noted the accelerando in the score.

hastening

quickening

Adverb

music

TECH.

in a gradually increasing speed

TECH.

The music flows accelerando, gaining momentum with each measure.

gradually

increasingly

Adjective

music

TECH.

increasing in speed

TECH.

The piece becomes accelerando near the climax.

quickening

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Origin of accelerando

Italian, accelerare (to hasten)

Examples of accelerando in a sentence

An accelerando in economic growth was observed.
The pianist executed the accelerando flawlessly.
An accelerando added excitement to the finale.
The tempo increased accelerando, thrilling the audience.
The orchestra played accelerando, creating a sense of urgency.
The tempo was marked as accelerando.

The conductor signaled for an accelerando passage.

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French:accélération, à une vitesse progressivement croissante, ...
German:Beschleunigung, beschleunigend, ...
Italian:accelerazione, in accelerazione, ...
Spanish:acelerando, en aceleración, ...
Portuguese:acelerando, ...
Chinese:加速发展, 渐快地, ...
Japanese:加速, だんだん速く, ...
Arabic:تَسارُع, بِتَسَارُع, ...
Hebrew:אַקְסֵלֵרַנְדוֹ, בְּהֵאֲצָה, ...
Russian:ускорение, ускоряясь, ...
Ukrainian:прискорення, з прискоренням, ...
Hindi:त्वरण, धीरे-धीरे तेज़ी से, ...
Bengali:অ্যাক্সেলারান্ডো, ক্রমবর্ধমানভাবে, ...
Catalan:acceleració, accelerant, ...
Czech:akcelerace, zrychlujíc se, ...
Danish:udvikling, gradvist hurtigere, ...
Dutch:versnelling, versnellend, ...
Greek:επιτάχυνση, επιταχυνόμενα, ...
Hungarian:felgyorsulás, fokozatosan gyorsítva, ...
Khmer:ការរីកចម្រើនលឿនឡើង, បង្កើនល្បឿនបន្តិចម្ដងៗ, ...
Korean:가속 발전, 점점 빠르게, ...
Persian:توسعه شتابان, شتابان, ...
Polish:przyspieszenie, przyspieszając, ...
Portuguese (BR):aceleramento, acelerando, ...
Romanian:accelerare, în accelerare, ...
Swedish:accelerando, accelererande, ...
Thai:การพัฒนา, เร็วขึ้นเรื่อยๆ, ...
Turkish:hızlanma, hızlanarak, ...
Vietnamese:sự phát triển nhanh, nhanh dần, ...

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