tremulant

[ trem-yuh-luhnt ]

adjective

1. trembling; tremulous.

tremulant

/ ˈtrɛmjʊlənt /

noun

1. 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

Other Words From

• un·tremu·lant adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of tremulant¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of tremulant¹

C19: from Medieval Latin tremulāre to tremble

Example Sentences

Mechanical accessories: swell tremulant, choir tremulant, bellows signal; wind indicator.

From Project Gutenberg

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

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She stood by the bench, one hand resting on it; she stood all in the tremulant shadow.

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