"accelerando" meaning in English

See accelerando in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /ɑ.ˌkʃɛl.ə.ˈɹɑn.doʊ/ [US], /æksɛləˈɹændəʊ/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-accelerando.wav [Southern-England]
Etymology: Borrowed from Italian accelerando, from Latin accelero. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|accelerando}} Italian accelerando, {{uder|en|la|accelero}} Latin accelero Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} accelerando (not comparable)
  1. (music) With a gradual increase in speed. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-accelerando-en-adv-uEk03mmQ Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

Noun

IPA: /ɑ.ˌkʃɛl.ə.ˈɹɑn.doʊ/ [US], /æksɛləˈɹændəʊ/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-accelerando.wav [Southern-England] Forms: accelerandos [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Italian accelerando, from Latin accelero. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|accelerando}} Italian accelerando, {{uder|en|la|accelero}} Latin accelero Head templates: {{en-noun}} accelerando (plural accelerandos)
  1. (music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played at an increasing speed. Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-accelerando-en-noun-DsBLxC97 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 70 11 13 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 10 54 16 19 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  2. (music) A passage having this mark. Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-accelerando-en-noun-5YLegDg4 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  3. (by extension) Accelerating or exponential advancement or development (of a thing). Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-accelerando-en-noun-6sTT~faW

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