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Vibrato
vibrato
vibrato
See also: Vibrato
English
Noun
vibrato (plural vibratos)
- (music) The musical effect or technique where the pitch or frequency of a note or sound is quickly and repeatedly raised and lowered over a small distance for the duration of that note or sound.
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Translations
Musical effect or technique
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian vibrato, past participle of vibrare meaning "to vibrate" or "to quiver"
Noun
vibrato m (plural vibratos)
Italian
Verb
vibrato m (feminine singular vibrata, masculine plural vibrati, feminine plural vibrate)
- past participle of vibrare
Noun
vibrato m (plural vibrati)
Latin
Verb
vibrātō
- second-person singular present active imperative of vibrō
- third-person singular present active imperative of vibrō