arpeggio Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a chord whose notes are played in rapid succession rather than simultaneously

WordNet

Ar*peg"gio noun
Etymology
It., fr. arpeggiare to play on the harp, fr. arpa harp.
Definitions
  1. (Mus.) The production of the tones of a chord in rapid succession, as in playing the harp, and not simultaneously; a strain thus played.

Webster 1913