'Portamento' definitions:

Definition of 'Portamento'

From: GCIDE
  • Portamento \Por`ta*men"to\, n. [It., fr. portare to carry.] (Mus.) In singing, or in the use of the bow, a gradual carrying or lifting of the voice or sound very smoothly from one note to another; a gliding from tone to tone. [1913 Webster]