staccato

stac·ca·to  (st-kät)

adj.

1. Music Cut short crisply; detached: staccato octaves.

2. Marked by or composed of abrupt, disconnected parts or sounds: staccato applause.

n. pl. stac·ca·tos or stac·ca·ti (-t)

A staccato manner or sound.

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[Italian, past participle of staccare, to detach, short for distaccare, from obsolete French destacher, from Old French destachier; see detach.]

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stac·cato adv.

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staccato [stak-ah-toe]

Adjective

1. Music (of notes) short and separate

2. consisting of short abrupt sounds: the staccato sound of high-heels on the stairs

Adverb

in a staccato manner [Italian]

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	staccato - (music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply; "staccato applause"; "a staccato command"; "staccato notes" disconnected music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner legato, smooth - (music) without breaks between notes; smooth and connected; "a legato passage"
Adv.	1.	staccato - separating the notes; in music; "play this staccato, please" legato - connecting the notes; in music; "play this legato, please"

Translations

staccato [stəˈkɑːtəu] adj, adv → staccato

staccato [stəˈkɑːtəu] adv → staccato

adj (Mus) → piqué(e); [noise, voice] → saccadé(e)

staccato [stəˈkɑːtəu] adv (Mus) → stakkato

adj → abgehackt

staccato [stəˈkɑːtəu] adv → in modo staccato

adj (MUS) → staccato/a; [sound] → scandito/a