piano in Italian

(music) Softly, as a dynamic in a piece of music. [from 17th c.]

(music) Softly, as a dynamic in a piece of music. [from 17th c.]

(musical instruments) A percussive keyboard musical instrument, usually ranging over seven octaves, with white and black colored keys, played by pressing these keys, causing hammers to strike strings. [from 1803]

(musical instruments) A percussive keyboard musical instrument, usually ranging over seven octaves, with white and black colored keys, played by pressing these keys, causing hammers to strike strings. [from 1803]