sforzando

Suddenly or strongly accented. Used chiefly as a direction.

A sforzando tone or chord.

In music, forced or pressed; with sudden, decided energy or emphasis: especially applied to a single tone or chord which is to be made particularly prominent. Abbreviated sf. and sfz., or marked ⟩, ∧.

Forcing or forced; — a direction placed over a note, to signify that it must be executed with peculiar emphasis and force; — marked fz (an abbreviation of forzando), sf, sfz, or �.

A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played with a strong initial attack

A passage having this mark

played in this style

describing a passage having this mark

an accented chord

(music) a notation written above a note and indicating that it is to be played with a strong initial attack