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▪ I. ‖ moto Mus.|ˈmoto|
[It.]
In regard to musical tempo: motion, pace; spec. in moto perpetuo, a rapid instrumental composition consisting mainly of notes of equal value.
1740J. Grassineau Mus. Dict. 145 Moto,..is a term that has many significations in music; sometimes it means only a motion or passage from one note to another... Sometimes it regards the quickness and slowness of such motion, as a brisk, slow, lively or languid motion. 1801Busby Dict. Mus., Moto contrario (Ital.), an expression applied to that progression of the different harmonic parts of a composition by which they move in opposite directions. 1884F. Niecks Conc. Dict. Mus. Terms 177 Moto (It.), (1) Motion... (2) Movement... Moto contrario (It.), contrary motion. Moto misto (It.), mixed motion. Moto obliquo (It.), oblique motion. Moto perpetuo (It.), perpetual motion. 1901G. B. Shaw London Music in 1888–89 (1937) 389 A light-fingered and humorous moto perpetuo which might have come straight out of a Mendelssohn concerto. 1969Times 30 Oct. 13/4 A brief moto perpetuo (with splendidly clean, disciplined figuration) by way of conclusion.
▪ II. moto, n.2 Motor-cycling and Cycling.|ˈməʊtəʊ|
[Shortened f. moto-cross n.: cf. enduro n.]
Any of the heats in a moto-cross or BMX contest; a moto-cross or BMX race.
1971Cycle Racing Ann. 7/2 The motocross event consists of two or three heats (or ‘motos’) between 15 and 45 minutes long. 1974G. Bailey How to win Motocross 169 Between practice and the start of your first moto, you checked over your bike. 1975J. Thawley How to win Bicycle Motocross 5/1 BMX races are short. Sometimes a race is called a moto. Ibid., A two-lap moto is rare but even that would only last about a minute. 1980Dirt Bike Oct. 37/1 Since the 465 has a tendency to suck up a lot of fuel, you need the tank to be near full when going into a long moto. 1985BMX Action Bike Apr. 46 He was superfast in the motos but he couldn't break Ant Howells', Brad Smith's and Dale Holmes' grip on the first three places in the main.
▪ III. moto
obs. form of motto. |