ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Upslur

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: In music, an upslur is a slur in which the pitch rises. It is a specialist term and is unrelated to the insulting sense of slur.

Meaning

in music, a slur in which the pitch rises.

More Meanings

  1. A musical slur in which the pitch of the note rises.

Example Sentences

The performer shaped the upslur smoothly between the two notes.

Word Forms

Antonyms for upslur

Common opposites include downslur.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include slur, pitch, upward.

Usage

Upslur is a specialist music term. It describes a rising slur rather than the unrelated insulting sense of slur.

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