vibrato

vi·bra·to  (v-brät, v-)

n. pl. vi·bra·tos

A tremulous or pulsating effect produced in an instrumental or vocal tone by minute and rapid variations in pitch.

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[Italian, from Late Latin vibrtus, a quivering, from Latin, past participle of vibrre, to vibrate; see vibrate.]

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vibrato [vɪˈbrɑːtəʊ]

n pl -tos Music

1. (Music, other) 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. (Music, other) an oscillatory effect produced in singing by fluctuation in breath pressure or pitch Compare tremolo

[from Italian, from Latin vibrāre to vibrate]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

vibrato - (music) a pulsating effect in an instrumental or vocal tone produced by slight and rapid variations in pitch music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner sound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them" tremolo - vocal vibrato especially an excessive or poorly controlled one

Translations

vibrato [vɪˈbrɑːtəʊ] N → vibrato m

vibrato [vɪˈbrɑːtəʊ] n → vibrato m

vibrato

n → Vibrato nt

adv → vibrato