crescendo
41crescendo — David English, whose career seemed to be reaching a crescendo this month when he took over editorship of the stumbling Mail on Sunday ... (Sunday Times). Crescendo does not mean reaching a pinnacle, as was apparently intended in the quotation …
42crescendo — UK [krəˈʃendəʊ] / US [krəˈʃendoʊ] noun [countable] Word forms crescendo : singular crescendo plural crescendos 1) a) music a gradual increase in sound in a piece of music b) music the loudest part of a piece of music 2) a) literary a gradual… …
43crescendo — n., adv., adj., & v. n. (pl. os) 1 Mus. a passage gradually increasing in loudness. 2 a progress towards a climax (a crescendo of emotions). b disp. a climax (reached a crescendo then died away). adv. & adj. with a gradual increase in loudness. v …
44crescendo — increasing increasing adj. 1. becoming greater or larger; as, increasing prices. [Narrower terms: {accretionary ; {augmenting, augmentative, building ; {expanding ; {flared, flaring ; {growing ; {incorporative ; {lengthening ; {maximizing ;… …
45crescendo — cre|scen|do 〈[krɛʃɛ̣ndo] Abk.: cresc.; 〉 im Ton anschwellend; Ggs decrescendo [ital., „wachsend“] * * * cre|scen|do [krɛ ʃɛndo ] <Adv.> [ital., zu: crescere = wachsen, zunehmen] (Musik): allmählich lauter werdend, im Ton anschwellend… …
46Crescendo — Cre|scen|do 〈[krɛʃɛ̣ndo] n.; s, s od. di; Mus.〉 Anschwellen im Ton, zunehmende Tonstärke; Ggs Decrescendo * * * cre|scen|do [krɛ ʃɛndo ] <Adv.> [ital., zu: crescere = wachsen, zunehmen] (Musik): allmählich lauter werdend, im Ton… …
47crescendo — {{hw}}{{crescendo}}{{/hw}}s. m. inv. 1 (mus.) Indicazione sullo spartito che richiede di passare gradualmente dal piano al forte. 2 (fig.) Aumento progressivo: un crescendo di applausi …
48crescendo — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) n. [kruhSHENdoh] anin crease in intensity, or the climax of such an increase. The music warmed to a fever pitch and ended with a powerful crescendo. SYN.: increase, escalation, surge, upsurge,… …
49crescendo — Hirse: Der auf das Westgerm. beschränkte Name der Nutzpflanze mhd. hirs‹e›, ahd. hirsi, o, asächs. hirsi, aengl. herse gehört vielleicht im Sinne von »Brotkorn, Nahrung« zu der (mit s erweiterten) idg. Wurzel *k̑er »wachsen; wachsen machen,… …
50crescendo — /krəˈʃɛndoʊ / (say kruh shendoh) noun (plural crescendos) 1. a gradual increase in force or loudness: a crescendo of wind and rain. 2. Music a. a gradual but steady increase in force or loudness. b. a passage performed in this way. c. the climax… …
