Definition of mordent in English:

mordent

noun ˈmɔːd(ə)ntˈmɔrdnt

Music

A rapid alternation of a note with the note immediately below or above it in the scale (sometimes further distinguished as lower mordent and upper mordent). The term inverted mordent usually refers to the upper mordent.
〔乐〕波音（一种装饰音，有时进一步区分为上波音和下波音，逆波音通常指上波音）
Example sentencesExamples
- Later developments included the adoption of standard signs for such frequently used ornaments as appoggiaturas, mordents, slides, trills, or turns.
- This is an ideal variation for students to learn dotted rhythms, finger precision, mordents and slurring, since the third eighth note in each beat sounds best if it is not connected to the next beat.
- He employs a wide variety of ornaments such as mordents, trills, broken chords and appoggiaturas.

Origin

Early 19th century: via German from Italian mordente, present participle of mordere 'to bite'.

Rhymes

accordant, concordant, discordant, mordant

Definition of mordent in US English:

mordent

nounˈmôrdntˈmɔrdnt

Music

A rapid alternation of a note with the note immediately below or above it in the scale (sometimes further distinguished as lower mordent and upper mordent). The term inverted mordent usually refers to the upper mordent.
〔乐〕波音（一种装饰音，有时进一步区分为上波音和下波音，逆波音通常指上波音）
Example sentencesExamples
- He employs a wide variety of ornaments such as mordents, trills, broken chords and appoggiaturas.
- Later developments included the adoption of standard signs for such frequently used ornaments as appoggiaturas, mordents, slides, trills, or turns.
- This is an ideal variation for students to learn dotted rhythms, finger precision, mordents and slurring, since the third eighth note in each beat sounds best if it is not connected to the next beat.

Origin

Early 19th century: via German from Italian mordente, present participle of mordere ‘to bite’.

单词	mordent
释义	Definition of mordent in English: mordent noun ˈmɔːd(ə)ntˈmɔrdnt Music A rapid alternation of a note with the note immediately below or above it in the scale (sometimes further distinguished as lower mordent and upper mordent). The term inverted mordent usually refers to the upper mordent. 〔乐〕波音（一种装饰音，有时进一步区分为上波音和下波音，逆波音通常指上波音） Example sentencesExamples Later developments included the adoption of standard signs for such frequently used ornaments as appoggiaturas, mordents, slides, trills, or turns. This is an ideal variation for students to learn dotted rhythms, finger precision, mordents and slurring, since the third eighth note in each beat sounds best if it is not connected to the next beat. He employs a wide variety of ornaments such as mordents, trills, broken chords and appoggiaturas. Origin Early 19th century: via German from Italian mordente, present participle of mordere 'to bite'. Rhymes accordant, concordant, discordant, mordant Definition of mordent in US English: mordent nounˈmôrdntˈmɔrdnt Music A rapid alternation of a note with the note immediately below or above it in the scale (sometimes further distinguished as lower mordent and upper mordent). The term inverted mordent usually refers to the upper mordent. 〔乐〕波音（一种装饰音，有时进一步区分为上波音和下波音，逆波音通常指上波音） Example sentencesExamples He employs a wide variety of ornaments such as mordents, trills, broken chords and appoggiaturas. Later developments included the adoption of standard signs for such frequently used ornaments as appoggiaturas, mordents, slides, trills, or turns. This is an ideal variation for students to learn dotted rhythms, finger precision, mordents and slurring, since the third eighth note in each beat sounds best if it is not connected to the next beat. Origin Early 19th century: via German from Italian mordente, present participle of mordere ‘to bite’.
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