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microtimings

microtimings is the plural of microtiming.

Meaning of microtiming

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

Questions about microtimings

What is microtimings the plural of?
Microtimings is the plural of microtiming.

Words near microtimings in the dictionary

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

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