glissando

adj. of a gliding effect created by sliding one's fingers over the keys of a piano or strings of a harp (Music)

n. gliding effect created by sliding one's fingers over the keys of a piano or strings of a harp (Music)

"Glissando" (plural: glissandi, abbreviated gliss.) is a glide from one pitch to another. It is an Italianized musical term derived from the French glisser, to glide.
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Noun
1. a rapid series of ascending or descending notes on the musical scale
(hypernym) tune, melody, air, strain, melodic line, line, melodic phrase
(hyponym) swoop, slide
Adverb
1. (musical direction) in the manner of a glissando (with a rapidly executed series of notes); "this should be played glissando, please"
(classification) music

n. glissando, gliding effect created by sliding one's fingers over the keys of a piano or strings of a harp (Music)

n. glissando, gliding effect created by sliding one's fingers over the keys of a piano or strings of a harp (Music)