Explore Portamento through 3 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Portamento in a sentence
Portamento meaning
A smooth, gliding transition from one note to another; used especially with stringed instruments, and sometimes on brass.
Using Portamento
- The main meaning on this page is: A smooth, gliding transition from one note to another; used especially with stringed instruments, and sometimes on brass.
Context around Portamento
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Portamento
- In this selection, "portamento" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 21 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, effect, depending and circuitry stand out and add context to how "portamento" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include glissando or portamento depending on and or a portamento effect. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "portamento" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with portamento
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A player can use this to create a vibrato or a portamento effect. (13 words)
The latter could thus be thought of as capable of either 'glissando' or 'portamento', depending on whether the drum was rolled or not. (23 words)
The portamento circuitry employs a fixed slide time, meaning that whatever the interval between notes, the time taken to reach the correct pitch is always the same. (27 words)
The portamento circuitry employs a fixed slide time, meaning that whatever the interval between notes, the time taken to reach the correct pitch is always the same. (27 words)
The latter could thus be thought of as capable of either 'glissando' or 'portamento', depending on whether the drum was rolled or not. (23 words)
A player can use this to create a vibrato or a portamento effect. (13 words)
Example sentences (3)
A player can use this to create a vibrato or a portamento effect.
The latter could thus be thought of as capable of either 'glissando' or 'portamento', depending on whether the drum was rolled or not.
The portamento circuitry employs a fixed slide time, meaning that whatever the interval between notes, the time taken to reach the correct pitch is always the same.