piano

1 of 2

adverb or adjective

pi·a·no pē-ˈä-(ˌ)nō How to pronounce piano (audio)

: at a soft volume : soft

—used as a direction in music

piano

2 of 2

noun

pi·ano pē-ˈa-(ˌ)nō How to pronounce piano (audio)

also

-ˈä-

plural pianos

: a musical instrument having steel wire strings that sound when struck by felt-covered hammers operated from a keyboard

Example Sentences

Noun Do you play the piano? He takes piano lessons on Wednesdays.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Turn left at Descanso Drive to find the Descanso Staircase, which leads you to the 133 Music Box Steps, named after the 1932 Laurel and Hardy film, in which the duo try to lift a piano up the steps.

Matt Pawlik, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2022 The options list even includes a piano that emerges from the paneling.

Kevin Koenig, Robb Report, 13 Sep. 2022 For a good chunk of her Chromatica Ball tour stop at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Saturday night, Lady Gaga was just a girl on a piano in the middle of a baseball field surrounded by 52,000 of her closest friends.

Katie Atkinson, Billboard, 13 Sep. 2022 In the background, her Grammy, Oscar and Emmy statues sit on a baby grand piano.

Amanda Taylor, Peoplemag, 26 Aug. 2022 But humans couldn’t hear that note because its frequency was too low - the equivalent to a B-flat, some 57 octaves below the middle C note of a piano, according to NASA.

Annabelle Timsit, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Aug. 2022 Tortilla Man playing a toy piano in an empty garden in the middle of the night.

Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2022 The track is piano-led and features an elaborate beat played by drummer Bryan Devendorf, as frontman Matt Berninger sings about grief, old memories and letting go.

Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 18 Aug. 2022 Whispery tinkling piano keys or acoustic guitar strums that erupt into mounting vocals and crunching guitars, singers with eyes screwed shut, unleashing their guts.

Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2022 See More

单词	piano
释义	piano 1 of 2 adverb or adjective pi·a·no pē-ˈä-(ˌ)nō : at a soft volume : soft —used as a direction in music piano 2 of 2 noun pi·ano pē-ˈa-(ˌ)nō also -ˈä- plural pianos : a musical instrument having steel wire strings that sound when struck by felt-covered hammers operated from a keyboard Example Sentences Noun Do you play the piano? He takes piano lessons on Wednesdays. Recent Examples on the Web Noun Turn left at Descanso Drive to find the Descanso Staircase, which leads you to the 133 Music Box Steps, named after the 1932 Laurel and Hardy film, in which the duo try to lift a piano up the steps. Matt Pawlik, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2022 The options list even includes a piano that emerges from the paneling. Kevin Koenig, Robb Report, 13 Sep. 2022 For a good chunk of her Chromatica Ball tour stop at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Saturday night, Lady Gaga was just a girl on a piano in the middle of a baseball field surrounded by 52,000 of her closest friends. Katie Atkinson, Billboard, 13 Sep. 2022 In the background, her Grammy, Oscar and Emmy statues sit on a baby grand piano. Amanda Taylor, Peoplemag, 26 Aug. 2022 But humans couldn’t hear that note because its frequency was too low - the equivalent to a B-flat, some 57 octaves below the middle C note of a piano, according to NASA. Annabelle Timsit, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Aug. 2022 Tortilla Man playing a toy piano in an empty garden in the middle of the night. Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2022 The track is piano-led and features an elaborate beat played by drummer Bryan Devendorf, as frontman Matt Berninger sings about grief, old memories and letting go. Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 18 Aug. 2022 Whispery tinkling piano keys or acoustic guitar strums that erupt into mounting vocals and crunching guitars, singers with eyes screwed shut, unleashing their guts. Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2022 See More Word History Etymology Adverb or adjective Italian, from Late Latin planus smooth, from Latin, level — more at floor Noun Italian, short for pianoforte, from gravicembalo col piano e forte, literally, harpsichord with soft and loud; from the fact that its tones could be varied in loudness First Known Use Adverb Or Adjective 1683, in the meaning defined above Noun 1772, in the meaning defined above Phrases Containing piano mezzo piano forte-piano grand piano piano accordion piano bar player piano stride piano thumb piano piano hinge upright piano See More mezzo piano forte-piano grand piano piano accordion piano bar player piano stride piano thumb piano piano hinge upright piano See More Kids Definition piano noun pi·a·no pē-ˈa-nō plural pianos : a keyboard instrument having steel wire strings that make a sound when struck by hammers covered with felt Biographical Definition Piano biographical name Pi·a·no pē-ˈä-(ˌ)nō Renzo 1937– Italian architect
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piano

adverb or adjective

noun

Example Sentences

Word History

Phrases Containing piano

Kids Definition

noun

Biographical Definition

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