vibrato









vibrato


noun, plural vi·bra·tos. Music.

  1. a pulsating effect, produced in singing by the rapid reiteration of emphasis on a tone, and on bowed instruments by a rapid change of pitch corresponding to the vocal tremolo.

noun plural -tos music

  1. a slight, rapid, and regular fluctuation in the pitch of a note produced on a stringed instrument by a shaking movement of the hand stopping the strings
  2. an oscillatory effect produced in singing by fluctuation in breath pressure or pitch

1861, from Italian vibrato, from Latin vibratus, past participle of vibrare “to vibrate” (see vibrate).

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