attack
5
7.4
- noun
- /əˈtæk/
- Specialized
:
ataque
- The violinist's technique was superb, particularly her precise control of the attack on each note.
- glottal attack
- hard glottal attack
- attack and release
But, but basically it's the SSL limiter on the board because it's got a really fast attack and fast decay.
- But, but basically it's the SSL limiter on the board because it's got a really fast attack and fast decay.
Examples
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Vary the dynamics, tempo, articulation, tone quality, and attack that you want to elicit.
Academic text (1994) -
Aspects of musical sound, such as pitch, length, attack, and instrument, are assigned numbers.
Academic text (2004) -
The program also allows the user to design his or her own timbres, attack, and delay parameters.
Academic text (1992) -
Teach deep breathing, and use an aspirate attack ("ha") to encourage breath support.
Academic text (1991) -
During a persistent cough, the vocal folds are abruptly compressed with a repetitious, forceful glottal attack.
Academic text (2008) -
Understanding the dynamics of attack can greatly enhance a performer's expressive abilities in music.
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The composer emphasized the importance of a strong attack to convey the emotion of the piece.
Synonyms
How a musical note begins, showing if it sounds clear or strong
Idioms
Compounds
- NSFW
110
3.9
A sudden violent act against civilians to make people afraid and reach political or religious goals
14
2.5
A sudden time when breathing becomes very difficult and you make a high whistling sound
- NSFW
6
5.5
An attack using bacteria, viruses or poisons to harm people, animals and crops
- Specialized
2
5.5
A military ship that travels under water to find and destroy enemy ships
- Specialized
2
7.7
The angle between incoming air and a wing's front-to-back line that affects how the wing lifts
- Specialized
1
5.7
A brief time when part of the brain gets too little blood, causing sudden weakness or vision loss
- Specialized
1
7.8
An action by soldiers to draw the enemy's attention away from the main battle
- Specialized
A big military ship with a long flat deck that carries and launches fighter planes
- Specialized
A U.S. military kit that turns a regular bomb dropped from a plane into a precise guided bomb
How Sharp
- Specialized
3
7.3
- Specialized
- Specialized
5
7.4
- Specialized
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Etymology
Attack comes from an old idea of 'attaching' or 'beginning on' something, and in music that becomes the way a note is begun, so the attack of a note is how it is first struck or taken.