Accelerando

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Accelerando \Ac*cel`er*an"do\, a. [It.] (Mus.)
     Gradually accelerating the movement.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  accelerando
       adj : gradually increasing in tempo
       n : a gradually increasing tempo of music; "my ear will not
           accept such violent accelerandos"
       adv : with increasing speed; "here you must play accelerando"