accelerando

Dictionary: ac·cel·er·an·do (ä-chĕl'ə-rän'dō) pronunciation

Music.

adv. & adj.
Gradually accelerating or quickening in time. Used chiefly as a direction.

n., pl., -dos.
An accelerando passage or movement.

[Italian, present participle of accelerare, to hasten, from Latin accelerāre. See accelerate.]

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Music Encyclopedia: Accelerando

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(It.)

Quickening.

WordNet: accelerando

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a gradually increasing tempo of music

The adjective accelerando has one meaning:

Meaning #1: gradually increasing in tempo

The adverb accelerando has one meaning:

Meaning #1: (music) with increasing speed
Derived from adjective: accelerando (meaning #1)

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Accelerando may refer to:

An increase in musical tempo
Accelerando (book), a 2005 science fiction story by Charles Stross

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