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TREMOLO
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Dictionary entry overview: What does tremolo mean?
• TREMOLO (noun)
The noun TREMOLO has 2 senses:
1. (music) a tremulous effect produced by rapid repetition of a single tone or rapid alternation of two tones
2. vocal vibrato especially an excessive or poorly controlled one
Familiarity information: TREMOLO used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(music) a tremulous effect produced by rapid repetition of a single tone or rapid alternation of two tones
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("tremolo" is a kind of...):
palpitation; quiver; quivering; shakiness; shaking; trembling; vibration (a shaky motion)
Domain category:
music (an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Vocal vibrato especially an excessive or poorly controlled one
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Hypernyms ("tremolo" is a kind of...):
vibrato ((music) a pulsating effect in an instrumental or vocal tone produced by slight and rapid variations in pitch)
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