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vibrato
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Word definitions for vibrato in dictionaries
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1861 (adv.), 1870 (n.), "tremulous effect in music," from Italian vibrato , from Latin vibratus , past participle of vibrare "to vibrate" (see vibrate ).\n\nStrictly, the vibrato is distinct from the tremolo , in that the latter involves a perceptible variation ...
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Characteristically White's opulent bass comes with a pronounced vibrato which tends to get exaggerated on disc. ▪ He whistles with a beautiful, steady vibrato . ▪ In their accompaniments, the strings could have contributed greater ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context music English) The musical effect or technique where the pitch or frequency of a note or sound is quickly and repeatedly raised and lowered over a small distance for the duration of that note or sound.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. (music) a pulsating effect in an instrumental or vocal tone produced by slight and rapid variations in pitch
Usage examples of vibrato.
But when speaking of the rendition of Handelian arias, he evidently uses the term vibrato in the same sense as Sieber does tremolando.
The reporta loud bang but also like the hard toll of an immense bellrang with such vibrato, I swore that I could feel sympathetic tremors racing through the haversian canals of my bones.
She had no vibrato, catch-as-catch-can volume, and an overfondness for slide.