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piano plate

piano plate noun: the heavy cast metal frame in a piano that receives the tremendous cumulative tension of the strings. It is most commonly cast iron.

Noun

piano plate (plural piano plates)

  1. The heavy cast metal frame in a piano that receives the tremendous cumulative tension of the strings. It is most commonly cast iron.

Forms of piano plate

pluralpiano plates

Questions about piano plate

What does piano plate mean?
Piano plate means the heavy cast metal frame in a piano that receives the tremendous cumulative tension of the strings. It is most commonly cast iron.
What part of speech is piano plate?
Piano plate is a noun.
What is the plural of piano plate?
The plural of piano plate is piano plates.

Words near piano plate in the dictionary

  1. piano four hands
  2. piano keys
  3. piano maker
  4. piano nobile
  5. piano nobiles
  6. piano plate
  7. piano player
  8. piano players
  9. piano polish
  10. piano polishes
  11. piano roll

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