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piyano : piano (n.)

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piano
n. (artifact)1. forte-piano, piano, pianofortea keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds.
~ fall-board, fallboardthe hinged protective covering that protects the keyboard of a piano when it is not being played.
~ grand piano, granda piano with the strings on a horizontal harp-shaped frame; usually supported by three legs.
~ keyboarddevice consisting of a set of keys on a piano or organ or typewriter or typesetting machine or computer or the like.
~ keyboard instrumenta musical instrument that is played by means of a keyboard.
~ mechanical piano, pianola, player pianoa mechanically operated piano that uses a roll of perforated paper to activate the keys.
~ percussion instrument, percussive instrumenta musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another.
~ piano actionaction consisting of a system of levers that move a felt hammer to strike the strings when a key is depressed.
~ clavier, piano keyboard, fingerboarda bank of keys on a musical instrument.
~ soft pedala pedal on a piano that moves the action closer to the strings and so soften the sound.
~ soundboard, sounding board(music) resonator consisting of a thin board whose vibrations reinforce the sound of the instrument.
~ stringed instrumenta musical instrument in which taut strings provide the source of sound.
~ loud pedal, sustaining pedala pedal on a piano that lifts the dampers from the strings and so allows them to continue vibrating.
~ upright piano, uprighta piano with a vertical sounding board.
n. (attribute)2. pianissimo, piano(music) low loudness.
~ softnessa sound property that is free from loudness or stridency.; "and in softness almost beyond hearing"
~ musican artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner.
adj. 3. piano, softused chiefly as a direction or description in music.; "the piano passages in the composition"
~ pianissimochiefly a direction or description in music; very soft.
~ pianissimo assaichiefly a direction or description in music; very soft.
adv. 4. piano, softlyused as a direction in music; to be played relatively softly.