microtiming

English

Etymology

micro- +‎ timing

Noun

microtiming (usually uncountable, plural microtimings)

  1. (music) Very small differences in the timing (of beats etc) during a performance
    • 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:
      The appreciation of microtiming seems to be an exclusive pleasure for the music elite.
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