Arpeggio

[ɑː'pedʒɪəʊ] or [ɑr'pɛdʒɪo]

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

Inputed by Frances--From WordNet

(n.) The production of the tones of a chord in rapid succession, as in playing the harp, and not simultaneously; a strain thus played.

Inputed by Jesse

n. (mus.) a chord of which the notes are given not simultaneously but in rapid succession.

Editor: Rosalie