Noun: diminuendo di,mi-nyoo'en-dow
- (music) a gradual decrease in loudness
"The orchestra executed a perfect diminuendo at the end of the movement";
- decrescendo
- (music) gradually decreasing in volume
"The singer's voice faded in a diminuendo whisper";
- decrescendo
Derived forms: diminuendos
See also: decreasing
Type of: softness
Encyclopedia: Diminuendo, Crescendo and Blues