Usually means: Modulation of pitch for expression.
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General (20 matching dictionaries)
  1. vibrato: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. vibrato: Merriam-Webster
  3. vibrato: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. vibrato: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  5. vibrato: Collins English Dictionary
  6. vibrato: Vocabulary.com
  7. Vibrato, vibrato: Wordnik
  8. vibrato: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  9. vibrato: Wiktionary
  10. vibrato: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  11. vibrato: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  12. vibrato: Infoplease Dictionary
  13. vibrato: Dictionary.com
  14. Vibrato (Paul Gilbert Album), Vibrato (Paul Gilbert album), Vibrato (album), Vibrato (song), Vibrato: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  15. vibrato: Rhymezone
  16. vibrato: FreeDictionary.org
  17. vibrato: Mnemonic Dictionary
  18. vibrato: TheFreeDictionary.com

Art (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. Essentials of Music (No longer online)
  2. Virginia Tech Multimedia Music Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. Vibrato: Lexicon of Linguistics

Computing (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. Vibrato: Game Dictionary
  2. vibrato: Encyclopedia

Slang (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. vibrato: The Folk File
  2. vibrato: Urban Dictionary

Tech (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. Rane Professional Audio Reference (No longer online)
  2. Sweetwater Music (No longer online)

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▸ noun:  (music) The musical effect or technique where the pitch or frequency of a note or sound is quickly and repeatedly raised and lowered over a small distance for the duration of that note or sound.

Similar:
vib., bebung, shake, tremolo, undulation, tremolando, reverberation, vibe, wah-wah, violining, more...

Opposite:
staccato, legato, portamento

Types:
wavelength, more...

Phrases:
vibrato bar, vibrato arm, Vibrato systems for guitar, Finger vibrato, Bigsby vibrato tailpiece, more...

Adjectives:
wide, little, vocal, slow, excessive, more, natural, good, fast, heavy, strong

Colors:
    electric purple,     vivid red,     neon green,     bright yellow,     vibrant turquoise, more...



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Similar:
vib., bebung, shake, tremolo, undulation, tremolando, reverberation, vibe, wah-wah, violining, more...

Opposite:
staccato, legato, portamento

Types:
wavelength, more...

Phrases:
vibrato bar, vibrato arm, Vibrato systems for guitar, Finger vibrato, Bigsby vibrato tailpiece, more...

Adjectives:
wide, little, vocal, slow, excessive, more, natural, good, fast, heavy, strong

Colors:
    electric purple,     vivid red,     neon green,     bright yellow,     vibrant turquoise, more...



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