Hypertext Webster Gateway: "diminuendo"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Diminuendo \Di*min`u*en"do\, adv. [It., p. pr. of diminuere to
diminish.] (Mus.)
In a gradually diminishing manner; with abatement of tone;
decrescendo; -- expressed on the staff by Dim., or Dimin., or
the sign.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
diminuendo
adj : gradually decreasing in volume [syn: {decrescendo}]
n : (music) a gradual decrease in loudness [syn: {decrescendo}]
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