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piano
(encz) | piano,klavír n: |
piano
(encz) | piano,pianino n: |
piano
(encz) | piano,piano n: |
piano
(czen) | piano,pianon: |
piano
(czen) | piano,pianoforten: Zdeněk Brož |
Piano
(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.)
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Piano
(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.
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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.
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piano
(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] |
piano
(devil) | 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.
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grand piano
(mass) | grand piano
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concert grand piano
(encz) | concert grand piano,koncertní křídlo |
concert piano
(encz) | concert piano, n: |
forte-piano
(encz) | forte-piano, n: |
grand piano
(encz) | grand piano,křídlo hudební nástroj |
mechanical piano
(encz) | mechanical piano, n: |
parlor grand piano
(encz) | parlor grand piano, n: |
parlour grand piano
(encz) | parlour grand piano, n: |
piano
(encz) | piano,klavír n: piano,pianino n: piano,piano n: |
piano accordion
(encz) | piano accordion, n: |
piano action
(encz) | piano action, n: |
piano damper
(encz) | piano damper, n: |
piano keyboard
(encz) | piano keyboard, n: |
piano lesson
(encz) | piano lesson, n: |
piano maker
(encz) | piano maker, n: |
piano music
(encz) | piano music, n: |
piano player
(encz) | piano player, n: |
piano sonata
(encz) | piano sonata, n: |
piano stool
(encz) | piano stool, n: |
piano teacher
(encz) | piano teacher, n: |
piano tuner
(encz) | piano tuner, n: |
piano wire
(encz) | piano wire, n: |
pianoforte
(encz) | pianoforte,piano n: Zdeněk Brož |
pianola
(encz) | pianola,automatické piáno n: Pavel Machek |
pianos
(encz) | pianos,klavíry n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
player piano
(encz) | player piano,mechanický klavír Zdeněk Brož |
upright piano
(encz) | upright piano,pianino |
piano
(czen) | piano,pianon: piano,pianoforten: Zdeněk Brož |
Dumb piano
(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.
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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]Digitorium \Dig`i*to"ri*um\, n. [NL., fr. L. digitus a finger.]
A small dumb keyboard used by pianists for exercising the
fingers; -- called also dumb piano.
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dumb piano
(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]Digitorium \Dig`i*to"ri*um\, n. [NL., fr. L. digitus a finger.]
A small dumb keyboard used by pianists for exercising the
fingers; -- called also dumb piano.
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Grand piano
(gcide) | Grand \Grand\ (gr[a^]nd), a. [Compar. Grander
(gr[a^]nd"[~e]r); superl. Grandest.] [OE. grant, grount,
OF. grant, F. grand, fr. L. grandis; perh. akin to gravis
heavy, E. grave, a. Cf. Grandee.]
1. Of large size or extent; great; extensive; hence,
relatively great; greatest; chief; principal; as, a grand
mountain; a grand army; a grand mistake. "Our grand foe,
Satan." --Milton.
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Making so bold . . . to unseal
Their grand commission. --Shak.
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2. Great in size, and fine or imposing in appearance or
impression; illustrious, dignifled, or noble (said of
persons); majestic, splendid, magnificent, or sublime
(said of things); as, a grand monarch; a grand lord; a
grand general; a grand view; a grand conception.
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They are the highest models of expression, the
unapproached
masters of the grand style. --M. Arnold.
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3. Having higher rank or more dignity, size, or importance
than other persons or things of the same name; as, a grand
lodge; a grand vizier; a grand piano, etc.
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4. Standing in the second or some more remote degree of
parentage or descent; -- generalIy used in composition;
as, grandfather, grandson, grandchild, etc.
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What cause
Mov'd our grand parents, in that happy state,
Favor'd of Heaven so highly, to fall off
From their Creator. --Milton.
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Grand action, a pianoforte action, used in grand pianos, in
which special devices are employed to obtain perfect
action of the hammer in striking and leaving the string.
Grand Army of the Republic, an organized voluntary
association of men who served in the Union army or navy
during the civil war in the United States. The order has
chapters, called Posts, throughout the country.
Grand paunch, a glutton or gourmand. [Obs.] --Holland.
Grand pensionary. See under Pensionary.
Grand piano (Mus.), a large piano, usually harp-shaped, in
which the wires or strings are generally triplicated,
increasing the power, and all the mechanism is introduced
in the most effective manner, regardless of the size of
the instrument.
Grand relief (Sculp.), alto relievo.
Grand Seignior. See under Seignior.
Grand stand, the principal stand, or erection for
spectators, at a, race course, etc.
Grand vicar (Eccl.), a principal vicar; an ecclesiastical
delegate in France.
Grand vizier. See under Vizier.
Syn: Magnificent; sublime; majestic; dignified; elevated;
stately; august; pompous; lofty; eralted; noble.
Usage: Grand, Magnificent, Sublime. Grand, in reference to
objects of taste, is applied to that which expands the
mind by a sense of vastness and majesty; magnificent
is applied to anything which is imposing from its
splendor; sublime describes that which is awful and
elevating. A cataract is grand; a rich and varied
landscape is magnificent; an overhanging precipice is
sublime. "Grandeur admits of degrees and
modifications; but magnificence is that which has
already reached the highest degree of superiority
naturally belonging to the object in question."
--Crabb.
[1913 Webster]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.
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Melopiano
(gcide) | Melopiano \Mel`o*pi*a"no\, n. [Gr. me`los song + E. piano.]
A piano having a mechanical attachment which enables the
player to prolong the notes at will.
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Pianoforte
(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.
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Pianograph
(gcide) | Pianograph \Pi*an"o*graph\, n. [Piano + -graph.] (Mus.)
A form of melodiograph applied to a piano.
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Pianola
(gcide) | Pianola \Pianola\ n.
A mechanically operated piano that uses a roll of perforated
paper to activate the keys.
Syn: mechanical piano, player piano.
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player piano
(gcide) | player piano \player piano\ n.
A mechanically operated piano that uses a roll of perforated
paper to activate the keys.
Syn: mechanical piano, Pianola.
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Square piano
(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.
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Upright piano
(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.
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baby grand piano
(wn) | baby grand piano
n 1: a small grand piano [syn: baby grand, baby grand piano,
parlor grand, parlor grand piano, parlour grand,
parlour grand piano] |
concert piano
(wn) | concert piano
n 1: a grand piano suitable for concert performances [syn:
concert grand, concert piano] |
forte-piano
(wn) | forte-piano
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] |
grand piano
(wn) | grand piano
n 1: a piano with the strings on a horizontal harp-shaped frame;
usually supported by three legs [syn: grand piano,
grand] |
mechanical piano
(wn) | mechanical piano
n 1: a mechanically operated piano that uses a roll of
perforated paper to activate the keys [syn: {mechanical
piano}, Pianola, player piano] |
parlor grand piano
(wn) | parlor grand piano
n 1: a small grand piano [syn: baby grand, baby grand piano,
parlor grand, parlor grand piano, parlour grand,
parlour grand piano] |
parlour grand piano
(wn) | parlour grand piano
n 1: a small grand piano [syn: baby grand, baby grand piano,
parlor grand, parlor grand piano, parlour grand,
parlour grand piano] |
piano
(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] |
piano accordion
(wn) | piano accordion
n 1: a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; the reeds are
made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the
player [syn: accordion, piano accordion, squeeze box] |
piano action
(wn) | piano action
n 1: action consisting of a system of levers that move a felt
hammer to strike the strings when a key is depressed |
piano damper
(wn) | piano damper
n 1: damper consisting of a small felted block that drops onto a
piano string to stop its vibration [syn: damper block,
piano damper] |
piano keyboard
(wn) | piano keyboard
n 1: a bank of keys on a musical instrument [syn: {piano
keyboard}, fingerboard, clavier] |
piano lesson
(wn) | piano lesson
n 1: a lesson in playing the piano |
piano maker
(wn) | piano maker
n 1: a person who makes pianos |
piano music
(wn) | piano music
n 1: sheet music to be played on a piano
2: the sound of music produced by a piano; "he thought he heard
piano music next door" |
piano player
(wn) | piano player
n 1: a person who plays the piano [syn: pianist, {piano
player}] |
piano sonata
(wn) | piano sonata
n 1: a sonata for piano |
piano stool
(wn) | piano stool
n 1: a stool for piano players; usually adjustable in height
[syn: music stool, piano stool] |
piano teacher
(wn) | piano teacher
n 1: someone who teaches students to play the piano |
piano tuner
(wn) | piano tuner
n 1: someone who tunes pianos [syn: tuner, piano tuner] |
piano wire
(wn) | piano wire
n 1: thin steel wire of high tensile strength |
pianoforte
(wn) | pianoforte
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] |
pianola
(wn) | Pianola
n 1: a mechanically operated piano that uses a roll of
perforated paper to activate the keys [syn: {mechanical
piano}, Pianola, player piano] |
player piano
(wn) | player piano
n 1: a mechanically operated piano that uses a roll of
perforated paper to activate the keys [syn: {mechanical
piano}, Pianola, player piano] |
upright piano
(wn) | upright piano
n 1: a piano with a vertical sounding board [syn: upright,
upright piano] |
piano
(devil) | 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.
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