What is the difference between pound-force and piano?
pound-force | piano |
A unit of force equal to a mass of one avoirdupois pound times a standard acceleration of gravity, equal to about 4.44822 newtons. Symbol lbf or lbf.
(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.
(music) Soft, quiet.
In extended use; quiet, subdued.
* 1977 , , The Honourable Schoolboy , Folio Society 2010, p. 160:
(music) Softly, as a musical direction (abbreviated to p. in sheet music).
As nouns the difference between pound-force and piano
is that pound-force is a unit of force equal to a mass of one avoirdupois pound times a standard acceleration of gravity, equal to about 4.44822 newtons. Symbol lbf or lbf while piano is a keyboard musical instrument, usually ranging over seven octaves, with white and black keys, played by pressing these keys, causing hammers to strike strings.As an adjective piano is
soft, quiet.As an adverb piano is
softly, as a musical direction (abbreviated to p. in sheet music).pound-force
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See also
* kippiano
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(wikipedia piano)Noun
(en-noun)- 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, synthDerived terms
* dumb piano * electric piano * grand piano * pianola * pianist * piano accordion * piano player * player piano * square piano * upright pianoAdjective
(en adjective)- ‘Tradecraft'', Chris,’ Enderby put in, who liked his bit of jargon, and Martindale, still ''piano , shot him a glance of admiration.