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单词 tremulant
释义

tremulant

[ trem-yuh-luhnt ]
/ ˈtrɛm yə lənt /
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adjective

trembling; tremulous.

Origin of tremulant

1830–40; <Medieval Latin tremulant- (stem of tremulāns) present participle of tremulāre to tremble; see -ant

OTHER WORDS FROM tremulant

un·trem·u·lant, adjective

Words nearby tremulant

tremolant, tremolite, tremolo, tremolo arm, tremor, tremulant, tremulous, trenail, trench, trenchant, Trenchard
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Example sentences from the Web for tremulant

  • His tone is all through his nose, and his tenuto is like the tremulant stop on the organ.

    Life Of Mozart, Vol. 2 (of 3)|Otto Jahn
  • She stood by the bench, one hand resting on it; she stood all in the tremulant shadow.

    The Gentleman From Indiana|Booth Tarkington

British Dictionary definitions for tremulant

tremulant
/ (ˈtrɛmjʊlənt) /

noun

music
  1. a device on an organ by which the wind stream is made to fluctuate in intensity producing a tremolo effect
  2. a device on an electrophonic instrument designed to produce a similar effect

Word Origin for tremulant

C19: from Medieval Latin tremulāre to tremble
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