Definition of Lento

1. Adjective. (of tempo) slow.

Similar to: Slow

2. Adverb. In music. "Play this lento, please"
Exact synonyms: Slowly
Partainyms: Slow

Definition of Lento

1. a. & adv. Slow; in slow time; slowly; -- rarely written lente.

Definition of Lento

1. Adjective. (music) Very slow. ¹

2. Adverb. (music) Very slowly. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Lento

1. a slow musical movement [n -TOS]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lento

lentil plant
lentil soup
lentils
lentinan
lentinans
lentisk
lentisks
lentissimo
lentitude
lentivector
lentiviral
lentivirally
lentivirus
lentivirus infections
lentiviruses
lento (current term)
lentogenic
lentoid
lentoids
lentor
lentors
lentos
lentour
lentous
lentula
lenvoy
lenvoys
leo
leod
leogangite

Literary usage of Lento

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Principles of Irrigation Practice by John Andreas Widtsoe (1914)
"This has been called the lento-capillary point. The water above this point is readily available to plants, and constitutes the main supply of water for ..."

2. The Principles of Irrigation Practice by John Andreas Widtsoe (1914)
"lento-capillary point.—The water in the soil- moisture film corresponding to the wilting coefficient is ... This has been called the lento-capillary point. ..."

3. The St. Gregory Hymnal and Catholic Choir Book by Nicola A Montani, Society of St. Gregory of America (1920)
"... lento 8. Himself in either kind He gave; 4. At birth our Brother He became; He gave His Flesh,He gave His Blood; At meat Himself as food He gives; ..."

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