Arpeggio

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Arpeggio \Ar*peg"gio\, n. [It., fr. arpeggiare to play on the
     harp, fr. arpa harp.] (Mus.)
     The production of the tones of a chord in rapid succession,
     as in playing the harp, and not simultaneously; a strain thus
     played.
     [1913 Webster] Arpent



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  arpeggio
       n : a chord whose notes are played in rapid succession rather
           than simultaneously