Thesaurus: piano

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1. a. & adv. Soft; -- a direction to the performer to execute a certain passage softly, and with diminished volume of tone. (Abbrev. p.)
2. a. Alt. of Pianoforte
3. adj. (used chiefly as a direction or description in music) soft; in a quiet, subdued tone
4. n. a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
5. n. (music) low loudness
6. adv. used as a direction in music; to be played relatively softly
7. Soft; -- a direction to the performer to execute a certain passage softly, and with diminished volume of tone. (Abbrev. p.) A well-known musical instrument somewhat resembling the harpsichord, and consisting of a sreies of wires of graduated length, thickness, and tension, struck by hammers moved by keys. Dumb piano. See Digitorium. -- Grand piano. See under Grand. -- Square piano, one with a horizontal frame and an oblong case. -- Upright piano, one with an upright frame and vertical wires.
8. Soft; -- a direction to the performer to execute a certainpassage softly, and with diminished volume of tone. (Abbrev. p.)
9. n:100 n. a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds n. (music) low loudness a. used chiefly as a direction or description in music r. used as a direction in music; to be played relatively softly