Quantcast
 
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Encyclopedia
Translator
Web
Related Searches
Synonyms
Nearby Words

tempo

 - 6 dictionary results
Tempo
Tempo Online. Shop Target.com.
www.Target.com
Tempo at Amazon.com
Buy tempo at Amazon! Qualified orders over $25 ship free
Amazon.com

tem⋅po

  [tem-poh]
–noun, plural -pos, -pi  [-pee] .
1. Music. relative rapidity or rate of movement, usually indicated by such terms as adagio, allegro, etc., or by reference to the metronome.
2. characteristic rate, rhythm, or pattern of work or activity: the tempo of city life.
3. Chess. the gaining or losing of time and effectiveness relative to one's continued mobility or developing position, esp. with respect to the number of moves required to gain an objective: Black gained a tempo.
Use tempo in a Sentence
Origin:
1680–90; < It < L tempus time
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2010.
Cite This Source Link To tempo
Tempo
Tempo Online. Shop Target.com.
www.Target.com
Tempo at Amazon.com
Buy tempo at Amazon! Qualified orders over $25 ship free
Amazon.com
tem·po   (těm'pō)   
n.   pl. tem·pos or tem·pi (-pē)

  1. Music The speed at which music is or ought to be played, often indicated on written compositions by a descriptive or metronomic direction to the performer.

  2. A characteristic rate or rhythm of activity; a pace: "the tempo and the feeling of modern life" (Robert L. Heilbroner).


[Italian, from Latin tempus, time.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Cultural Dictionary

tempo

In music, the speed at which a piece is performed. It is the Italian word for “time.”

The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Word Origin & History

tempo 
"relative speed of a piece of music," 1724, from It. tempo, lit. "time" (pl. tempi), from L. tempus (gen. temporis) "time." Extended to non-musical senses 1898.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Computing Dictionary

TEMPO
A programming language with simple syntax and semantics designed for teaching semantic and pragmatic aspects of programming languages.
["TEMPO: A Unified Treatment of Binding Time and Parameter Passing Concepts in Programming Languages", N.D. Jones et al, LNCS 66, Springer 1978].

Tempo operating system
The original code name for Mac OS version 8.
(1997-10-15)

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
Cite This Source
Search another word or see tempo on Thesaurus | Reference
FacebookTwitterFollow us:
Partner Sites:
ExpediaHotelsHotwireLife123LiveDailyThe Daily BeastUrbanspoonAsk AnswersBloglinesSendori