crescendo: Meaning and Definition of

cre•scen•do

1. The crescendo by the violins is too abrupt.
1. a gradual, steady increase in loudness or force.
2. a musical passage characterized by such an increase.
3. the performance of a crescendo passage:The crescendo by the violins is too abrupt.
2. a steady increase in force or intensity: The rain fell in a crescendo on the rooftops.
3. the climactic point or moment in such an increase; peak: The authorities finally took action when public outrage reached a crescendo.

1. gradually increasing in force, volume, or loudness (opposed to decrescendo or diminuendo).

1. to grow in force or loudness.