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Meaning
Noun
●
A
frequency
or rate.
●
In Chess:
A
move
which is part
of one's own
plan
or
strategy
and
forces
, e.g.
by means of
a check
or
attacking
a
piece
, the
opponent
to
make a move
which is
not bad
but of
no use
for him (the
player
gains
a
tempo
, the
opponent
loses
a
tempo
), or
equivalently
a
player
achieves
the same result in
fewer
moves
by one approach
rather than
another.
●
In Bridge:
The
timing
advantage
of being on lead, thus being first to
initiate
a
strategy
to develop
tricks
for
one's
side.
●
The
timing
of a particular
event
–
earlier
or
later
than in an
alternative
situation
(
as in
chess
example)
●
In Music:
The number of
beats
per
minute
in a
piece
of
music
; also, an
indicative
term
denoting
approximate
rate of speed
in
written
music
(examples:
allegro
, andante)
●
In Cycling:
The
steady
pace
set by
the
frontmost
riders.
●
A small
truck
or
cargo
van
with three or
four
wheels
,
commonly
used for
commercial
transport
and
deliveries
(particularly in Asian and African countries): a
genericized trademark
,
originally
associated with the
manufacturer
Vidal & Sohn Tempo-Werke GmbH.
●
In Football (American):
A
rapid
rate of
play
by the
offense
resulting
from
reducing
the amount of time which
elapses
after one
play
ends
and the next starts.
●
A
temporary
carport.
●
In Quebec English & Automotive:
A type of
car
shelter
, a
temporary
kit-built
prefabricated
steel-framed
high tunnel
peaked
hoop house
with an
impermeable
translucent
plastic
fabric
cover
, and
flap
doors.
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