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Definitions for Tempo

[1] Music . relative rapidity or rate of movement, usually indicated by such terms as adagio, allegro, etc., or by reference to the metronome.
[2] characteristic rate, rhythm, or pattern of work or activity: the tempo of city life.
[3] Chess . the gaining or losing of time and effectiveness relative to one's continued mobility or developing position, especially with respect to the number of moves required to gain an objective: Black gained a tempo.
[4] resuming the speed obtained preceding ritardando or accelerando.
[5] the speed at which a piece or passage of music is meant to be played, usually indicated by a musical direction (tempo marking ) or metronome marking
[6] rate or pace
[7] to the original tempo
[8] a passage thus marked

Words related to Tempo

pace, cadence, momentum, velocity, downbeat, measure, meter, rate, pulse, time, speed, bounce

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Origin of Tempo

a tempo1730–40; < Italian: in (the regular) time

Word origin for Tempo

a tempoItalian: in (the original) time

Synonyms for Tempo

cadence, momentum, pace, velocity, bounce, downbeat, measure, meter, pulse, rate, speed, time