portamento

[ pawr-tuh-men-toh, pohr-; Italian pawr-tah-men-taw ]

/ ˌpɔr təˈmɛn toʊ, ˌpoʊr-; Italian ˌpɔr tɑˈmɛn tɔ /

noun, plural por·ta·men·ti [pawr-tuh-men-tee, pohr-; Italian pawr-tah-men-tee], /ˌpɔr təˈmɛn ti, ˌpoʊr-; Italian ˌpɔr tɑˈmɛn ti/, por·ta·men·tos.Music.

a passing or gliding from one pitch or tone to another with a smooth progression.

Origin of portamento

1765–75; <Italian: fingering, literally, a bearing, carrying. See port⁵, -ment

Words nearby portamento

portal system, portal-systemic encephalopathy, portal-to-portal, portal-to-portal pay, portal vein, portamento, portance, Port Angeles, Porta-Potti, port arms, Port Arthur

Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for portamento

The portamento being an embellishment that pertains to the cantabile, it is very little used in declamatory singing.
Style in Singing|W. E. Haslam
Some minor effects utilized in Style in singing may be briefly alluded to: Portamento; variations of Tempo.
Style in Singing|W. E. Haslam
At one point the boys took a portamento—a grace which very few choirmasters would attempt with boys.
The Boy's Voice|J. Spencer Curwen
Both her portamento di voce and her volubility were declared to be unrivaled.
Great Singers, First Series|George T. Ferris

You, who know what is meant by singing with portamento, would find rare satisfaction in her singing of it.
Life Of Mozart, Vol. 1 (of 3)|Otto Jahn

British Dictionary definitions for portamento

portamento

/ (ˌpɔːtəˈmɛntəʊ) /

noun plural -ti (-tɪ)

music a smooth slide from one note to another in which intervening notes are not separately discernibleCompare glissando

Word Origin for portamento

C18: from Italian: a carrying, from Latin portāre to carry

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	portamento
释义	portamento [ pawr-tuh-men-toh, pohr-; Italian pawr-tah-men-taw ] / ˌpɔr təˈmɛn toʊ, ˌpoʊr-; Italian ˌpɔr tɑˈmɛn tɔ / noun, plural por·ta·men·ti [pawr-tuh-men-tee, pohr-; Italian pawr-tah-men-tee], /ˌpɔr təˈmɛn ti, ˌpoʊr-; Italian ˌpɔr tɑˈmɛn ti/, por·ta·men·tos.Music. a passing or gliding from one pitch or tone to another with a smooth progression. Origin of portamento 1765–75; <Italian: fingering, literally, a bearing, carrying. See port⁵, -ment Words nearby portamento portal system, portal-systemic encephalopathy, portal-to-portal, portal-to-portal pay, portal vein, portamento, portance, Port Angeles, Porta-Potti, port arms, Port Arthur Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for portamento The portamento being an embellishment that pertains to the cantabile, it is very little used in declamatory singing. Style in Singing\|W. E. Haslam Some minor effects utilized in Style in singing may be briefly alluded to: Portamento; variations of Tempo. Style in Singing\|W. E. Haslam At one point the boys took a portamento—a grace which very few choirmasters would attempt with boys. The Boy's Voice\|J. Spencer Curwen Both her portamento di voce and her volubility were declared to be unrivaled. Great Singers, First Series\|George T. Ferris You, who know what is meant by singing with portamento, would find rare satisfaction in her singing of it. Life Of Mozart, Vol. 1 (of 3)\|Otto Jahn British Dictionary definitions for portamento portamento / (ˌpɔːtəˈmɛntəʊ) / noun plural -ti (-tɪ) music a smooth slide from one note to another in which intervening notes are not separately discernibleCompare glissando Word Origin for portamento C18: from Italian: a carrying, from Latin portāre to carry Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
随便看	hania hanifah haniwa hank hanker hankering hankou hankow hanks hanky hanky-panky hanna hannah hannibal hanno hannover hanoi hanotaux hanover hanover, house of hanoverian hanover park hanratty hans hansa