"accelerando" meaning in English

See accelerando in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: accelerando [positive], more accelerando [comparative], most accelerando [superlative]
Head templates: {{adjective|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If a piece of music is accelerando, it is slowly increasing in speed.
    Sense id: simple-accelerando-en-adj-HNCKJgN5 Categories (other): Attributive modifiers

Noun

Forms: accelerando [singular], accelerandos [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. An accelerando is a slow increase in the speed of music.
    Sense id: simple-accelerando-en-noun-4r8HNqNl
     
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