Broken-chord
arpeggio.
the sounding of the notes of a chord in rapid succession instead of simultaneously.
a chord thus sounded.
noun
(music) a chord played as an arpeggio
noun (pl) -gios
a chord whose notes are played in rapid succession rather than simultaneously
an ascending and descending figuration used in practising the piano, voice, etc
n.
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