piano : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: piano	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for piano
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
piano adv used as a direction in music; to be played relatively softly Synonym(s): piano, softly Antonym(s): forte, loudly adj used chiefly as a direction or description in music; "the piano passages in the composition" Synonym(s): piano, soft Antonym(s): forte, loud n a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds Synonym(s): piano, pianoforte, forte-piano (music) low loudness Synonym(s): piano, pianissimo
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Piano \Pian"o\, Pianoforte \Pian"ofor`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.