piano
n. musical instrument with a keyboard and pedals adv. softly, quietly (Music) | ||||
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Piano Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Piano
(a.)
Alt. of Pianoforte
(a. & adv.)
Soft; -- a direction to the performer to execute a certain passage softly, and with diminished volume of tone. (Abbrev. p.)
(a.)
Alt. of Pianoforte
(a. & adv.)
Soft; -- a direction to the performer to execute a certain passage softly, and with diminished volume of tone. (Abbrev. p.)
| WordNet 2.0 |
piano
Noun
1. a stringed instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
(synonym) pianoforte, forte-piano
(hypernym) stringed instrument
(hyponym) grand piano, grand
(part-meronym) fall board, fall-board
2. (music) low loudness
(synonym) pianissimo
(hypernym) softness
(classification) music
Adjective
1. used chiefly as a direction or description in music; "the piano passages in the composition"
(synonym) soft
(antonym) forte, loud
(similar) pianissimo
Adverb
1. used as a direction in music; to be played relatively softly
(synonym) softly
(antonym) forte, loudly
(pertainym) soft
Noun
1. a stringed instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
(synonym) pianoforte, forte-piano
(hypernym) stringed instrument
(hyponym) grand piano, grand
(part-meronym) fall board, fall-board
2. (music) low loudness
(synonym) pianissimo
(hypernym) softness
(classification) music
Adjective
1. used chiefly as a direction or description in music; "the piano passages in the composition"
(synonym) soft
(antonym) forte, loud
(similar) pianissimo
Adverb
1. used as a direction in music; to be played relatively softly
(synonym) softly
(antonym) forte, loudly
(pertainym) soft
| The Devil's Dictionary |
PIANO
Piano, (n.)
A parlor utensil for subduing the impenitent visitor. It is operated by pressing the keys of the machine and the spirits of the audience.
Piano, (n.)
A parlor utensil for subduing the impenitent visitor. It is operated by pressing the keys of the machine and the spirits of the audience.
| Australian Slang |
Piano
one thousand dollars; $1000 (presumably a shortening of “grand piano”, from “grand” - a thousand dollars)
one thousand dollars; $1000 (presumably a shortening of “grand piano”, from “grand” - a thousand dollars)
| hEnglish - advanced version |
piano
piano
piaster \pi*as"ter\ (?), n. [f. piastre, it. piastra a thin plate of metal, a dollar, ll. piastra, fr. l. emplastrum. see plaster.] a silver coin of spain and various other countries. see peso. the spanish piaster (commonly called peso, or peso duro) is of about the value of the american dollar. the italian piaster, or scudo, was worth from 80 to 100 cents. the turkish and egyptian piasters are now worth about four and a half cents.
similar words(7)
upright piano
dumb piano
square piano
forte-piano
piano keyboard
piano tuner
grand piano
piano
piaster \pi*as"ter\ (?), n. [f. piastre, it. piastra a thin plate of metal, a dollar, ll. piastra, fr. l. emplastrum. see plaster.] a silver coin of spain and various other countries. see peso. the spanish piaster (commonly called peso, or peso duro) is of about the value of the american dollar. the italian piaster, or scudo, was worth from 80 to 100 cents. the turkish and egyptian piasters are now worth about four and a half cents.
similar words(7)
upright piano
dumb piano
square piano
forte-piano
piano keyboard
piano tuner
grand piano
| English Phonetics |
| Dream Dictionary |
Piano
To dream of seeing a piano, denotes some joyful occasion.
To hear sweet and voluptuous harmony from a piano, signals success and health. If discordant music is being played, you will have many exasperating matters to consider. Sad and plaintive music, foretells sorrowful tidings.
To find your piano broken and out of tune, portends dissatisfaction with your own accomplishments and disappointment in the failure of your friends or children to win honors.
To see an old-fashioned piano, denotes that you have, in trying moments, neglected the advices and opportunities of the past, and are warned not to do so again.
For a young woman to dream that she is executing difficult, but entrancing music, she will succeed in winning an indifferent friend to be a most devoted and loyal lover.
To dream of seeing a piano, denotes some joyful occasion.
To hear sweet and voluptuous harmony from a piano, signals success and health. If discordant music is being played, you will have many exasperating matters to consider. Sad and plaintive music, foretells sorrowful tidings.
To find your piano broken and out of tune, portends dissatisfaction with your own accomplishments and disappointment in the failure of your friends or children to win honors.
To see an old-fashioned piano, denotes that you have, in trying moments, neglected the advices and opportunities of the past, and are warned not to do so again.
For a young woman to dream that she is executing difficult, but entrancing music, she will succeed in winning an indifferent friend to be a most devoted and loyal lover.
Piano Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Basic Music Glossary |
piano (p)
soft
soft
Piano Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Piano
[Image:Piano.jpg|thumb|right|260px|A short grand piano, with the lid up. Most pianos are about 150 cm wide. Short grand pianos such as a "baby grand" are about as long as they are wide, but a Concert Grand can measure up to 3.08 m (10 ft 1 in) perpendicular to its keyboard.]]
The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It produces sound by striking steel strings with felt hammers that immediately rebound allowing the string to continue vibrating at its resonance frequency. These vibrations are transmitted through the bridges to the soundboard, which amplifies them.
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