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tremulant, a. and n.|ˈtrɛmjʊlənt|
Also erron. -ent.
[ad. tremulānt-em, pr. pple. of late L. tremulāre to tremble; in B. 2 repr. It. tremolante in same sense.]
A. adj. Tremulous; trembling.
1837Carlyle Fr. Rev. I. v. ii, Hapless De Brézé; doomed to survive long ages, in men's memory, in this faint way, with tremulent white rod. 1884Pall Mall G. 8 July 4/2 The Queen of the Opera can sing clean and firm, and with a touch of tremulant emotion, only just when and where it is wanted. 1899Allbutt's Syst. Med. VI. 516 The muscular contractions which execute willed movements are themselves found..to be often slightly tremulant.
B. n. Mus.
1. = tremolo 2.
1862Catal. Internat. Exhib., Brit. II. No. 3411, 9. Tremulant to swell. 1876J. Hiles Catech. Organ iii. (1878) 20 A Tremulant is a contrivance that gives to the tone of any department of an Organ to which it may be applied, a waving, or undulating effect. 1903Westm. Gaz. 26 Mar. 8/1 The largest organ in the world is being built..for the St. Louis Exhibition of 1904... There are to be ninety-nine mechanical appliances, thirty-six couplers, five tremulants, and forty-eight adjustable pistons.
2. = tremolo 1.
1884Pall Mall G. 30 Apr. 4/1 We strongly recommend Mesdames Durand and Laterner to subdue the tremulant in their voices. |