vibratos

Variant of vibrato

vibrato definition

vi·brato (vi brät′ō, vē-)

noun pl. vibratos -·tos

Music 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

Etymology: It, pp. of vibrare < L: see vibrate

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