used chiefly as a direction or description in music; the piano passages in the composition
[ Syn: soft ]
piano (adj.)
a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
[ Syn: pianoforte , pianoforte , pianoforte , forte-piano , forte-piano , forte-piano ]
(music) low loudness
[ Syn: pianissimo ]