crescendo
English Thesaurus
1. (music) a gradual increase in loudness (noun.attribute)
| hypernym | : | intensity, loudness, volume, |
| definition | : | the magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction) (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | swell, |
| definition | : | a crescendo followed by a decrescendo (noun.attribute) |
| domain category | : | music, |
| definition | : | an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner (noun.communication) |
2. grow louder (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | increase, |
| definition | : | become bigger or greater in amount (verb.change) |
3. gradually increasing in volume (adj.all)
4. (music) a gradual increase in loudness (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | crescendo, |
| definition | : | grow louder (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | crescendo, |
| definition | : | gradually increasing in volume (adj.all) |
5. grow louder (verb.change)
| antonym | : | decrescendo, |
| definition | : | grow quieter (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | crescendo, crescendo, |
| definition | : | (music) a gradual increase in loudness (noun.attribute) |
6. (music) a gradual increase in loudness (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | crescendo, |
| definition | : | grow louder (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | crescendo, |
| definition | : | gradually increasing in volume (adj.all) |
7. grow louder (verb.change)
| antonym | : | decrescendo, |
| definition | : | grow quieter (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | crescendo, crescendo, |
| definition | : | (music) a gradual increase in loudness (noun.attribute) |
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