Noun: pianoforte pee'a-nu,fort or pee,a-nu'for-tee [N. Amer], pee,a-now'for,tey or pee,a-now'for-tee [Brit]
- A keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
"She practised her sonata on the pianoforte";
- piano, forte-piano
Derived forms: pianofortes
Type of: keyboard instrument, percussion instrument, percussive instrument, stringed instrument
Encyclopedia: Pianoforte