фортепиа́но — meaning in English
fortepiano
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English meaning
- piano noun A large keyboard instrument in which pressing keys causes hammers to strike strings, producing sound.
Senses
фортепиа́но is used for these senses in English:
- piano (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]
- pianoforte (musical instrument, dated) A piano. [from 1767]
piano — full definition
- noun A large keyboard instrument in which pressing keys causes hammers to strike strings, producing sound.
- adv Quietly; a musical direction meaning to play softly.