calando

1. 1.

   (music) gradually decreasing in tempo and volume

   Similardecreasing

   music

Questions about calando

What does calando mean?

calando means "(music) gradually decreasing in tempo and volume".

How many syllables are in calando?

calando has 3 syllables and divides as ca-lan-do under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is calando a common word?

calando is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.