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PIANO ACTION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Action consisting of a system of levers that move a felt hammer to strike the strings when a key is depressed
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("piano action" is a kind of...):
action; action mechanism (the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism)
Meronyms (parts of "piano action"):
damper block; piano damper (damper consisting of a small felted block that drops onto a piano string to stop its vibration)
hammer (a striker that is covered in felt and that causes the piano strings to vibrate)
Holonyms ("piano action" is a part of...):
forte-piano; piano; pianoforte (a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds)
