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accelerando

noun
/ɑˌkʃɛl.əˈɹɑn.doʊ/US/æksɛləˈɹændəʊ/UK

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian accelerando, from Latin accelero.

  1. derived from accelero
  2. borrowed from accelerando

Definitions

  1. A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played at an increasing speed.

  2. A passage having this mark.

  3. Accelerating or exponential advancement or development (of a thing).

    • The accelerando of the sciences and of technology, their mathematization have beggared both the reach and the veracity of natural language.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. With a gradual increase in speed.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA