adj.
Pronunciation: ( ˌ )ä- ˌ che-l ə - ' rän-( ˌ )d ō ; ik- ˌ se-, ( ˌ )ak-
Function: adverb or adjective
Etymology: Italian, literally, accelerating, from Latin accelerandum, gerund of accelerare
Date: circa 1842
: gradually faster ― used as a direction in music