rallentando adv 1: slowing down; "this passage should be played rallentando" adj 1: gradually decreasing in tempo [syn: {rallentando}, {ritardando}, {ritenuto}, {rit.}]
Rallentando \Ral`len*tan"do\ (r[aum]l`l[e^]n*t[aum]n"d[-o]), a. [It.] (Mus.) Slackening; -- a direction to perform a passage with a gradual decrease in time and force; ritardando. [1913 Webster]