Piano - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Piano : adj : used chiefly as a direction or description in music; "the piano passages in the composition" [syn: soft] [ant: forte] (noun)
1: a stringed instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds [syn: pianoforte, forte-piano]
2: (music) low loudness [syn: pianissimo] adv : used as a direction in music; to be played relatively softly [syn: softly] [ant: forte]

Based on WordNet 2.0

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.)

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

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.

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.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Example Usage of Piano
	amaralz: Chegando.. da festenha....arrebennntou me senti até famoso tocando Piano pra todo mundo no bar...mto loooko!!
	CiarOD: @Thatchapdean I just sing. I have tried to play the Piano a little but I'm not very good.
	wdav: 8:16 P: Gabriel Fauré: Piano Quartet No. 2 in g, Op. 45, Emanuel Ax, Piano; Isaac Stern, violin; Jaime Laredo, viola; Yo-Yo Ma, cello

Piano - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Example Usage of Piano