glissando

/gləˈsɑndoʊ/

Other forms: glissandos; glissandi

Definitions of glissando

1. noun

   a rapid series of ascending or descending notes on the musical scale
   types:

   slide, swoop

   (music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale

   type of:

   air, line, melodic line, melodic phrase, melody, strain, tune

   a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
2. adverb

   (musical direction) in the manner of a glissando (with a rapidly executed series of notes)
   “this should be played glissando, please”