Vibrato Definition

və-brätō, vī-
vibratos
noun
A pulsating effect, less extreme than a tremolo, produced by rapid alternation of a given tone with a barely perceptible variation in pitch, as by the slight oscillation of the finger on a violin string or by a slight wavering of the tone in singing.
Webster's New World
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Noun

Singular:
vibrato
Plural:
vibratos

Origin of Vibrato

  • Italian from Late Latin vibrātus a quivering from Latin past participle of vibrāre to vibrate vibrate

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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

    From Wiktionary

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