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

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

n. A staccato manner or sound.

n. An articulation marking directing that a note or passage of notes are to be played in an abruptly disconnected manner, with each note sounding for a very short duration, and a short break lasting until the sounding of the next note; as opposed to legato. Staccato is indicated by a dot directly above or below the notehead.

n. A passage having this mark.

ad. played in this style

adj. describing a passage having this mark

adj. Made up of abruptly disconnected parts or sounds.

adj. Disconnected; separated; distinct; -- a direction to perform the notes of a passage in a short, distinct, and pointed manner. It is opposed to legato, and often indicated by heavy accents written over or under the notes, or by dots when the performance is to be less distinct and emphatic.

adj. Expressed in a brief, pointed manner.

In music, detached; disconnected; abrupt; separated from one another by slight pauses: used both of single tones in a melody and of chords: opposed to legato.

n. In music, the act, process, or result of singing or playing on an instrument in a staccato manner.

ad. separating the notes; in music

adj. (music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply

"‡ The term staccato has been applied generally to things that occur in rapid bursts, such as gunfire."

disconnected    abrupt   

legato   

staccato touch    staccato mark   

disconnected    separated    distinct   

Otto    Swatow    grotto    legato    lotto    ostinato    otto    tomato   

thunderous    guttural    muffle    rhythmic    raucous    long-drawn    audible    half-smothered    ear-splitting    soundless