decrescendo

Definition of Decrescendo in English :

1. decrescendo, diminuendo

(music) a gradual decrease in loudness

2. decrescendo

grow quieter

Example Sentences:
'The music decrescendoes here'

3. decrescendo, diminuendo

gradually decreasing in volume

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Decrescendo

noun, adjective

another word for diminuendo

adjective, adverb

1.

with a gradual decrease in loudness; diminuendo: often used as a musical direction: symbol 57381

nounWord forms: plural ˌdecreˈscendos

2.

a gradual decrease in loudness

3.

a decrescendo passage

adv. & adj. Abbr. dec.

With gradually diminishing force or loudness. Used chiefly as a direction.

n. pl. de·cre·scen·dos

1. A gradual decrease in force or loudness.

2. A decrescendo passage.