Rallentando

2 definitions found

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

  Rallentando \Ral`len*tan"do\ (r[aum]l`l[e^]n*t[aum]n"d[-o]), a.
     [It.] (Mus.)
     Slackening; -- a direction to perform a passage with a
     gradual decrease in time and force; ritardando.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  rallentando
       adj : gradually decreasing in tempo [syn: {ritardando}, {ritenuto},
              {rit.}]
       adv : slowing down; "this passage should be played rallentando"