accelerando

ac·cel·er·an·do

A0037200 (ä-chĕl′ə-rän′dō) Music adv. & adj. Gradually accelerating or quickening in time. Used chiefly as a direction.n. pl. ac·cel·er·an·dos An accelerando passage or movement.

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

accelerando

(ækˌsɛləˈrændəʊ) musicadj, adv (Classical Music) (to be performed) with increasing speedn, pl -dos (Classical Music) an increase in speed[Italian]

ac•cel•er•an•do

(ækˌsɛl əˈræn doʊ, -ˈrɑn-, ɑˌtʃɛl-)

adv., adj. gradually increasing in speed (used as a musical direction). [1835–45; < Italian < Latin accelerandus, ger. of accelerāre to speed up]

accelerando

getting gradually faster

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	accelerando - a gradually increasing tempo of music; "my ear will not accept such violent accelerandos"pacing, tempo - (music) the speed at which a composition is to be played
Adj.	1.	accelerando - gradually increasing in tempo increasing - music
Adv.	1.	accelerando - with increasing speed; "here you must play accelerando"music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner