pianoforte

pi·an·o·for·te  (p-n-fôrt, -fôrt, p-n-fôrt)

n.

A piano.

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[Italian, from (gravecembalo col) piano (e) forte, (harpsichord with) soft (and) loud : piano, soft; see piano² + forte, loud; see forte².]

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pianoforte [pee-ann-oh-for-tee]

Noun

the full name for piano¹ [Italian piano e forte soft and loud]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

pianoforte - a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds forte-piano, piano fall-board, fallboard - the hinged protective covering that protects the keyboard of a piano when it is not being played grand piano, grand - a piano with the strings on a horizontal harp-shaped frame; usually supported by three legs keyboard - device consisting of a set of keys on a piano or organ or typewriter or typesetting machine or computer or the like keyboard instrument - a musical instrument that is played by means of a keyboard mechanical piano, Pianola, player piano - a mechanically operated piano that uses a roll of perforated paper to activate the keys percussion instrument, percussive instrument - a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another piano action - action consisting of a system of levers that move a felt hammer to strike the strings when a key is depressed clavier, piano keyboard, fingerboard - a bank of keys on a musical instrument soft pedal - a pedal on a piano that moves the action closer to the strings and so soften the sound soundboard, sounding board - (music) resonator consisting of a thin board whose vibrations reinforce the sound of the instrument stringed instrument - a musical instrument in which taut strings provide the source of sound loud pedal, sustaining pedal - a pedal on a piano that lifts the dampers from the strings and so allows them to continue vibrating upright piano, upright - a piano with a vertical sounding board