FERMATA
- the unspecified prolongation of note or rest [n FERMATAS or FERMATE]
- the sustaining of a note, chord, or rest for a duration longer than the indicated time value, with the length of the extension at the performer's discretion
- symbol, in the form of a dot under a wide arch, placed over a note, chord, or rest indicating a fermata
- the sustaining of a musical note, chord, or rest beyond its written time value [n FERMATAS, FERMATE]