Definitions for accelerando
ækˌsɛl əˈræn doʊ, -ˈrɑn-, ɑˌtʃɛl-ac·celeran·do

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. accelerandoadjective

   a gradually increasing tempo of music

   "my ear will not accept such violent accelerandos"

2. accelerandoadverb

   gradually increasing in tempo

3. accelerandoadverb

   with increasing speed

   "here you must play accelerando"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. accelerandonoun

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

2. accelerandonoun

   A passage having this mark.

3. accelerandoadverb

   with a gradual increase in speed

4. Etymology: from accelero.

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1. Accelerando

   Accelerando is a 2005 science fiction novel consisting of a series of interconnected short stories written by British author Charles Stross. As well as normal hardback and paperback editions, it was released as a free e-book under the CC BY-NC-ND license. Accelerando won the Locus Award in 2006, and was nominated for several other awards in 2005 and 2006, including the Hugo, Campbell, Clarke, and British Science Fiction Association Awards.

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1. accelerando

   Accelerando is an Italian term used in Western music to describe a gradual increase in tempo. The term is often abbreviated as "accel." in musical notation. It is the opposite of the term "ritardando," which means gradually slowing down.

2. accelerando

   Accelerando is a Italian musical term used to indicate that the music should gradually increase in tempo or speed. It is often abbreviated as "accel." in musical notations. The literal translation from Italian is "speeding up." Contrastingly, the decrease in tempo is indicated by "ritardando" or "rallentando".

3. accelerando

   Accelerando is a term used in music to describe a gradual increase in speed of the tempo. It is often abbreviated as "accel." The opposite of accelerando is ritardando, which refers to gradually slowing down the tempo.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Accelerandoadjective

   gradually accelerating the movement

2. Etymology: [It.]

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1. Accelerando

   Accelerando is a 2005 science fiction novel consisting of a series of interconnected short stories by British author Charles Stross. As well as normal hardback and paperback editions, it was released as a free e-book under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives license. Accelerando won the Locus Award in 2006, and was nominated for several other awards in 2005 and 2006, including the Hugo, Campbell, Clarke, and British Science Fiction Association Awards.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of accelerando in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of accelerando in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=accelerando
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Accelerando
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accelerando
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/accelerando
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=accelerando