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microtiming

microtiming noun: very small differences in the timing (of beats etc) during a performance.

Noun

microtiming (usually uncountable, plural microtimings)

  1. (usually) Very small differences in the timing (of beats etc) during a performance
    • The appreciation of microtiming seems to be an exclusive pleasure for the music elite.2015 August 20, Lorenz Kilchenmann, Olivier Senn, “Microtiming in Swing and Funk affects the body movement behavior of music expert listeners”, in Frontiers in Psychology, volume 6, →DOI

Forms of microtiming

pluralmicrotimings

Origin of microtiming

From micro- + timing.

Questions about microtiming

What does microtiming mean?
Microtiming means very small differences in the timing (of beats etc) during a performance.
What part of speech is microtiming?
Microtiming is a noun.
What is the plural of microtiming?
The plural of microtiming is microtimings.

Words near microtiming in the dictionary

  1. microtic
  2. microtidal
  3. microtile
  4. microtiles
  5. microtime
  6. microtiming
  7. microtimings
  8. microtine
  9. microtines
  10. microtip
  11. microtips

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