Definition of ACCELERANDO

accelerando

Plural: accelerandoes, accelerandos

Noun

  • a gradually increasing tempo of music
    • "my ear will not accept such violent accelerandos"
  • A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played at an increasing speed.
  • A passage having this mark.
  • Accelerating or exponential advancement or development (of a thing).

Adjective Satellite

  • gradually increasing in tempo

Adverb

  • with increasing speed
    • "here you must play accelerando"

Adv

  • With a gradual increase in speed.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Italian accelerando, from Latin accelero.

Scrabble Score: 16

accelerando is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
accelerando is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
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Words With Friends Score: 20

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