| Pronunciation: | | 'tremu`low
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| Matching Terms: | | tremolando, tremolite
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- [n] vocal vibrato especially an excessive or poorly controlled one
- [n] (music) a tremulous effect produced by rapid repetition of a single tone or rapid alternation of two tones
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| | See Also: | | palpitation, quiver, quivering, shakiness, shaking, trembling, vibration, vibrato |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Tre"mo*lo\, n. [It. Cf. {Tremulous}.] (Mus.)
(a) The rapid reiteration of tones without any apparent
cessation, so as to produce a tremulous effect.
(b) A certain contrivance in an organ, which causes the notes
to sound with rapid pulses or beats, producing a
tremulous effect; -- called also {tremolant}, and
{tremulant}.
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