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Definitions for Crescendo
[1] Music . a gradual, steady increase in loudness or force. a musical passage characterized by such an increase. the performance of a crescendo passage: The crescendo by the violins is too abrupt.
[2] a steady increase in force or intensity: The rain fell in a crescendo on the rooftops.
[3] the climactic point or moment in such an increase; peak: The authorities finally took action when public outrage reached a crescendo.
[4] gradually increasing in force, volume, or loudness (opposed to decrescendo or diminuendo).
[5] to grow in force or loudness.
[6] music a gradual increase in loudness or the musical direction or symbol indicating this Abbreviation: cresc , (written over the music affected) ≺ (as modifier ) a crescendo passage
[7] a gradual increase in loudness or intensity the rising crescendo of a song
[8] a peak of noise or intensity the cheers reached a crescendo
[9] (intr) to increase in loudness or force
[10] with a crescendo
Words related to Crescendo
upsurge, escalation, building, culmination, elevation, zenith, apex, rise, surge, summit, peak, ascension, pinnacle, climb, crest, intensification
Words nearby Crescendo
crepuscular ray, crepuscule, crepy, cres., crescas, crescendo, crescendo angina, crescendo murmur, crescent, crescent cell anemia, crescent truss
Origin of Crescendo
1770–80; < Italian: literally, growing < Latin crēscendum, gerund of crēscere to grow; see crescent
Word origin for Crescendo
C18: from Italian, literally: increasing, from crescere to grow, from Latin
Synonyms for Crescendo
escalation, upsurge, apex, ascension, building, climb, crest, culmination, elevation, intensification, peak, pinnacle, rise, summit, surge, zenith, critical mass