Bicycle vs Piano - What's the difference?
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As nouns the difference between bicycle and piano is that bicycle is a vehicle that has two wheels, one behind the other, a steering handle, and a saddle seat or seats and is usually propelled by the action of a rider’s feet upon pedals while piano is piano. As a verb bicycle is to travel or exercise using a bicycle.
bicycle Noun
( en noun)
A vehicle that has two wheels, one behind the other, a steering handle, and a saddle seat or seats and is usually propelled by the action of a rider’s feet upon pedals.
A traveling block used on a cable in skidding logs.
The best possible hand in lowball.
(British, AU, NZ) A motorbike.
Synonyms
* bike (colloquial)
* cycle
* push bike, pushbike
* velocipede
* See also
Verb
(bicycl)
To travel or exercise using a bicycle.
See also
* like riding a bicycle
* motorcycle
* tricycle
* unicycle
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piano Noun
( en-noun)
(musical instruments) A keyboard musical instrument, usually ranging over seven octaves, with white and black keys, played by pressing these keys, causing hammers to strike strings.
- The piano in his house takes up a lot of space.
- She has been taking lessons for many years and now plays piano very well.
- He can play "Happy Birthday" on the piano .
- Most of the works by Frédéric Chopin are for the piano .
Synonyms
* pianoforte (dated)
Coordinate terms
* (keyboard instrument) cembalo, clavier, fortepiano, harpsichord, organ, synthesizer, synth
Derived terms
* dumb piano
* electric piano
* grand piano
* pianola
* pianist
* piano accordion
* piano player
* player piano
* square piano
* upright piano
Adjective
( en adjective)
(music) Soft, quiet.
In extended use; quiet, subdued.
* 1977 , , The Honourable Schoolboy , Folio Society 2010, p. 160:
- ‘Tradecraft'', Chris,’ Enderby put in, who liked his bit of jargon, and Martindale, still ''piano , shot him a glance of admiration.
Adverb
(-)
(music) Softly, as a musical direction (abbreviated to p. in sheet music).
Related terms
* mezzo piano
* mp
* pianissimo
* pp
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