From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Piano \Pi*a"no\, a. & adv. [It., even, smooth, soft, fr. L.
planus even, level.] (Mus.)
Soft; -- a direction to the performer to execute a certain
passage softly, and with diminished volume of tone. (Abbrev.
p.)
[1913 Webster] Pianoforte
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Piano \Pi*an"o\, Pianoforte \Pi*an"o*for`te\, n. [It. piano soft
(fr. L. planus even, smooth; see {Plain}, a.) + It. forte
strong, fr. L. fortis (see {Fort}).] (Mus.)
A well-known musical instrument somewhat resembling the
harpsichord, and consisting of a series of wires of graduated
length, thickness, and tension, struck by hammers moved by
keys.
[1913 Webster]
{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.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
piano
adv 1: used as a direction in music; to be played relatively
softly [syn: {piano}, {softly}] [ant: {forte}, {loudly}]
adj 1: used chiefly as a direction or description in music; "the
piano passages in the composition" [syn: {piano}, {soft}]
[ant: {forte}, {loud}]
n 1: a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys
that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce
sounds [syn: {piano}, {pianoforte}, {forte-piano}]
2: (music) low loudness [syn: {piano}, {pianissimo}]
From French-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.4 [fd-fra-eng]:
piano /pjano/
piano
From Portuguese-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 [fd-por-eng]:
piano
piano
From Italian-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 [fd-ita-eng]:
piano
1. even; flat; level; smooth
2. plain
3. floor; storey; story
From Swedish-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 [fd-swe-eng]:
piano
piano
From Dutch-English Freedict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 [fd-nld-eng]:
piano /pijano/
piano
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