Definitionen
1.NounAn instruction to play gradually more loudly, denoted by a long, narrow angle with its apex on the left ( < ), by musicians called a hairpin.
2.NounA gradual increase of anything, especially to a dramatic climax."Their fighting rose in a fearsome crescendo."
3.NounThe climax of a gradual increase."Their arguing rose to a fearsome crescendo."
4.VerbTo increase in intensity; to reach or head for a crescendo."The band crescendoed and then suddenly went silent."
5.AdverbGradually increasing in force or loudness.