CRESCENDO


Meaning of CRESCENDO in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ krɪʃendoʊ ]

( crescendos)

1.

A crescendo is a noise that gets louder and louder. Some people also use crescendo to refer to the point when a noise is at its loudest.

The applause rose to a crescendo and cameras clicked.

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2.

People sometimes describe an increase in the intensity of something, or its most intense point, as a crescendo . ( JOURNALISM )

There was a crescendo of parliamentary and press criticism...

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3.

In music, a crescendo is a section of a piece of music in which the music gradually gets louder and louder.

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