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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024trem•o•lo /ˈtrɛməˌloʊ/USA pronunciation n., pl. -los. - Music and Dance[uncountable] a vibrating effect produced on certain instruments and in the human voice.
- Music and Dance[countable] a mechanical device in an organ by which such an effect is produced.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024trem•o•lo (trem′ə lō′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -los. [Music.]- a tremulous or vibrating effect produced on certain instruments and in the human voice, as to express emotion.
- a mechanical device in an organ by which such an effect is produced.
- Latin tremulus tremulous
- Italian: trembling
- 1715–25
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: tremolo /ˈtrɛməˌləʊ/ n ( pl -los)- (in playing the violin, cello, etc) the rapid repetition of a single note produced by a quick back-and-forth movement of the bow
- the rapid reiteration of two notes usually a third or greater interval apart (fingered tremolo)
Compare trill - (in singing) a fluctuation in pitch
Etymology: 19th Century: from Italian: quavering, from Medieval Latin tremulāre to tremble |