txtDefinition=A sign ( ) placed over or under a {\uldb note}{\v 89586} or a {\uldb rest}{\v 154038}, to indicate sustaining it beyond its {\uldb notated}{\v 5799} value (generally by about half). A fermata effects a temporary halt. The only places Mozart supplies fermatas in his C-{\uldb major}{\v 86320} {\uldb Quartet}{\v 154839} are at the end of {\uldb movements}{\v 151907}.