martelé
/ˈmɑːtəleɪ/(also martellé) Music
adjective
Of a piece of music: having heavily accented and shortened notes. Of a musical instrument: played in this style. Also as noun: this style of playing.
- Used only in relation to bowed stringed instruments..
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in John Stainer (1840–1901), musicologist and composer. From French martelé, past participle of marteler to hammer.
- demand curve
- demand deposit
- demand draft
- demand-driven
- demander
- demand feeding
- demanding
- demandingly
- demand-led
- demand note
- demand-pull
- demantoid
- demarcate
- demarcation
- demarcation dispute
- demarcator
- demark
- demassification
- demassify
- dematerialise
- dematerialization
- dematerialize
- de Maupassant, Guy
- deme
- demean