accelerando
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/ɑˌkʃɛl.əˈɹɑn.doʊ/(US)
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/ɑˌkʃɛl.əˈɹɑn.doʊ/(US) · /æksɛləˈɹændəʊ/(UK)
Definition of accelerando
4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played at an increasing speed.
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noun
- A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played at an increasing speed.
- A passage having this mark.
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(broadly)Accelerating or exponential advancement or development (of a thing).
“The accelerando of the sciences and of technology, their mathematization have beggared both the reach and the veracity of natural language.”
adv
- (not-comparable)With a gradual increase in speed.
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Etymology
Borrowed from Italian accelerando, from Latin accelero.
Words you can make from accelerando
200+ playable · top: CLADOCERAN (15 pts)
Best play cladoceran 15 points9-letter words
4 words8-letter words
16 words7-letter words
40 words- ACCEDER 12 pts
- CADENCE 12 pts
- COERCED 12 pts
- CONCEDE 12 pts
- CARACOL 11 pts
- CENACLE 11 pts
- CLOACAE 11 pts
- CONCEAL 11 pts
- CORACLE 11 pts
- ACORNED 10 pts
- CALANDO 10 pts
- CALDERA 10 pts
- CALDRON 10 pts
- CANALED 10 pts
- CANDELA 10 pts
- CANDLER 10 pts
- CARLOAD 10 pts
- CAROLED 10 pts
- CELADON 10 pts
- CLEANED 10 pts
- CLEARED 10 pts
- CRAALED 10 pts
- CREEDAL 10 pts
- DECANAL 10 pts
- DECLARE 10 pts
- DRACENA 10 pts
- ENCODER 10 pts
- ENCORED 10 pts
- ENLACED 10 pts
- RECANED 10 pts
- RELACED 10 pts
- ACEROLA 9 pts
- CLEANER 9 pts
- CORNEAL 9 pts
- RECLEAN 9 pts
- ADRENAL 8 pts
- ANEARED 8 pts
- LADRONE 8 pts
- LEARNED 8 pts
- AREOLAE 7 pts
6-letter words
90 words- ACCEDE 11 pts
- ACCORD 11 pts
- RECCED 11 pts
- CAECAL 10 pts
- CALCAR 10 pts
- CANCEL 10 pts
- CANCER 10 pts
- CARCEL 10 pts
- CERCAL 10 pts
- CLOACA 10 pts
- COERCE 10 pts
- ACNODE 9 pts
- ALCADE 9 pts
- ARCADE 9 pts
- CANARD 9 pts
- CANDLE 9 pts
- CANDOR 9 pts
- CANOED 9 pts
- CARDON 9 pts
- CEDARN 9 pts
- CLONED 9 pts
- COALED 9 pts
- COLDER 9 pts
- COLEAD 9 pts
- CORNED 9 pts
- CRADLE 9 pts
- CRANED 9 pts
- CREDAL 9 pts
- DACRON 9 pts
- DANCER 9 pts
- DEACON 9 pts
- DECANE 9 pts
- DECARE 9 pts
- DECERN 9 pts
- ENCODE 9 pts
- LANCED 9 pts
- NACRED 9 pts
- RECLAD 9 pts
- RECODE 9 pts
- ANLACE 8 pts
- ARCANE 8 pts
- CANOER 8 pts
- CANOLA 8 pts
- CAREEN 8 pts
- CARNAL 8 pts
- CEREAL 8 pts
- CLONER 8 pts
- COALER 8 pts
- CORNEA 8 pts
- CORNEL 8 pts
- CRENEL 8 pts
- CREOLE 8 pts
- ENCORE 8 pts
- ENLACE 8 pts
- LANCER 8 pts
- OCREAE 8 pts
- ORACLE 8 pts
- RECANE 8 pts
- RECOAL 8 pts
- RELACE 8 pts
- ANELED 7 pts
- ANODAL 7 pts
- DARNEL 7 pts
- DEALER 7 pts
- EARNED 7 pts
- ELODEA 7 pts
- ENDEAR 7 pts
- LADRON 7 pts
- LANDER 7 pts
- LARDON 7 pts
- LARNED 7 pts
- LEADEN 7 pts
- LEADER 7 pts
- LEANED 7 pts
- LENDER 7 pts
- LOADER 7 pts
- LOANED 7 pts
- NEARED 7 pts
- ORDEAL 7 pts
- REDONE 7 pts
- RELAND 7 pts
- RELEND 7 pts
- RELOAD 7 pts
- RONDEL 7 pts
- AREOLA 6 pts
- AREOLE 6 pts
- LEANER 6 pts
- LOANEE 6 pts
- LOANER 6 pts
- RELOAN 6 pts
5-letter words
49 words- CODEC 10 pts
- CACAO 9 pts
- CAECA 9 pts
- CECAL 9 pts
- ACNED 8 pts
- ACOLD 8 pts
- ACRED 8 pts
- ARCED 8 pts
- CADRE 8 pts
- CANED 8 pts
- CARED 8 pts
- CEDAR 8 pts
- CEDER 8 pts
- CERED 8 pts
- CLADE 8 pts
- CODEN 8 pts
- CODER 8 pts
- COLED 8 pts
- CONED 8 pts
- CORED 8 pts
- ACORN 7 pts
- ARECA 7 pts
- CANAL 7 pts
- CANER 7 pts
- CANOE 7 pts
- CARLE 7 pts
- CAROL 7 pts
- CEORL 7 pts
- CLARO 7 pts
- CLEAN 7 pts
- CLEAR 7 pts
- CLONE 7 pts
- COALA 7 pts
- CORAL 7 pts
- ADORE 6 pts
- ADORN 6 pts
- ALAND 6 pts
- ALDER 6 pts
- ANDRO 6 pts
- ANODE 6 pts
- ALANE 5 pts
- ALONE 5 pts
- ANEAR 5 pts
- ANELE 5 pts
- ANOLE 5 pts
- AREAE 5 pts
- AREAL 5 pts
- ARENA 5 pts
- ARENE 5 pts
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