vibrato

See also Vibrato

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian vibrato, past participle of vibrare meaning "to vibrate" or "to quiver"

Noun

vibrato (plural vibratos)

1. (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.

Related terms

vibrant vibrate

vibratile vibration

vibratiuncle vibrative

vibrator

See also

• tremolo

Translations

Musical effect or technique

Finnish: vibrato (fi) French: vibrato (fr)

German: Bebung (de) f. Japanese: ビブラート (biburāto)

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian vibrato, past participle of vibrare meaning "to vibrate" or "to quiver"

Noun

vibrato m. (plural vibratos)

1. (music) vibrato

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Italian

Verb

vibrato m (f vibrata, m plural vibrati, f plural vibrate)

1. Past participle of vibrare

Noun

vibrato m. (plural vibrati)

1. (music) vibrato

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Latin

Verb

vibrātō

1. second-person singular present active imperative of vibrō
2. third-person singular present active imperative of vibrō