staccato

Cut short crisply; detached.

Marked by or composed of abrupt, disconnected parts or sounds.

A staccato manner or sound.

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.

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

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.

Expressed in a brief, pointed manner.

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.

A passage having this mark.

played in this style