Complete Definition of "ritardando"

English

Etymology
Borrowed from Italian ritandando, present participle of ritardare, meaning "to delay" or "to slow down."

Adverb
ritardando

  1. music: Gradually decelerating the tempo of a piece of music, especially at the end of the piece. Abbreviation: rit.

Antonyms
accelerando


Italian

Verb
ritardando

  1. gerund of|ritardare#Italian|ritardare|lang=Italian

ja:ritardando
vi:ritardando
zh:ritardando

Revision and Credits for"ritardando"
Dictionary content provided from Wiktionary.org under the
GNU Free Documentation License
 
 

 Find:
  Words Starting With:
  Words Ending With:
  Words Containing:
  Words That Match:

 
 Translate Into:
  
Dutch   French   German
  
Italian   Spanish
    Show results per page.

Browse the Dictionary
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

   
Allwords Copyright 1998-2024 All rights reserved.