Tempo — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(music) the speed at which a composition is to be played

the rate of some repeating event

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈɛmpoʊ/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈɛmpəʊ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈɛmpəʊ/

2 syllables Say it as /tˈɛmpoʊ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pacing pace

Word Forms

pace

verb

regulate or set the pace of

Around the World

Europe

🇷🇺Russian

темп

(музыка) скорость, с которой должна воспроизводиться композиция.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गति

(संगीत) वह गति जिस पर किसी रचना को बजाया जाना है

🇧🇩Bengali

গতি

(সঙ্গীত) যে গতিতে একটি রচনা বাজানো হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

டெம்போ

(இசை) ஒரு கலவை இசைக்கப்பட வேண்டிய வேகம்

🇮🇳Telugu

టెంపో

(సంగీతం) కంపోజిషన్ ప్లే చేయాల్సిన వేగం

🇮🇳Marathi

टेम्पो

(संगीत) ज्या वेगाने रचना वाजवायची आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ટેમ્પો

(સંગીત) જે ગતિએ રચના વગાડવામાં આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗತಿ

(ಸಂಗೀತ) ಸಂಯೋಜನೆಯನ್ನು ನುಡಿಸಬೇಕಾದ ವೇಗ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ടെമ്പോ

(സംഗീതം) ഒരു കോമ്പോസിഷൻ പ്ലേ ചെയ്യേണ്ട വേഗത

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਟੈਂਪੋ

(ਸੰਗੀਤ) ਉਹ ਗਤੀ ਜਿਸ 'ਤੇ ਇੱਕ ਰਚਨਾ ਚਲਾਈ ਜਾਣੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

رفتار

(موسیقی) وہ رفتار جس سے کسی کمپوزیشن کو چلایا جانا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

速度

（音乐）演奏乐曲的速度

🇯🇵Japanese

テンポ

(音楽) 楽曲が再生される速度

🇰🇷Korean

속도

(음악) 작곡이 연주되는 속도

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nhịp độ

(âm nhạc) tốc độ chơi một bản nhạc

🇹🇭Thai

จังหวะ

(ดนตรี) ความเร็วในการเล่นองค์ประกอบ

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

وتيرة

(الموسيقى) السرعة التي سيتم بها عزف المقطوعة الموسيقية

🇮🇷Persian

سرعت

(موسیقی) سرعتی که قرار است آهنگی با آن پخش شود

🇮🇱Hebrew

טֶמפּוֹ

(מוזיקה) המהירות שבה יש לנגן יצירה

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