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downweights

downweights is the plural of downweight.

downweights is the third-person singular simple present indicative of downweight.

Meaning of downweight

Noun

downweight (countable and uncountable, plural downweights)

  1. The amount of pressure (in grams) required to press a key on a piano.
    • Piano technicians have to measurements at their disposal for measuring touchweight: downweight and upweight. Downweight and upweight are measured in grams. To measure downweight, a gram weight is placed on the key at the front and a rap or thump is given to the shop bench, KEYBED, or action stack...2004, Robert Palmieri, editor, The Piano: An Encyclopedia, second edition, Routledge, →ISBN, page 401

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What is downweights the plural of?
Downweights is the plural of downweight.

Words near downweights in the dictionary

  1. downweighs
  2. downweight
  3. downweighted
  4. downweighting
  5. downweightings
  6. downweights
  7. downwell
  8. downwelled
  9. downwelling
  10. downwellings
  11. downwells

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