accelerando
/æk,sɛlə'rɑndoʊ/
nounadjectiveadverb
11 letters5 syllables16 points in Scrabble®20 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS3
NOUN
1
ADJECTIVEA gradually increasing tempo of music.
“my ear will not accept such violent accelerandos”
1
ADVERB(music) gradually increasing in tempo.
1
With increasing speed.
“here you must play accelerando”
WORD FORMS
Starts withA
Ends withO
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®16 points
Words With Friends®20 points
Double word32 points
Triple word48 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinaccelerandoway
Starts & ends withA … O
Syllablesac · cel · er · an · do
SYNONYMS & RELATED1
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