clavier

Synonyms:

Klavier

Types:

cembalo, harpsichord

a clavier with strings that are plucked by plectra mounted on pivots

spinet

early model harpsichord with only one string per note

pair of virginals, virginal

a legless rectangular harpsichord; played (usually by women) in the 16th and 17th centuries

Type of:

keyboard instrument

a musical instrument that is played by means of a keyboard

stringed instrument

a musical instrument in which taut strings provide the source of sound

Synonyms:

fingerboard, piano keyboard

Type of:

keyboard

device consisting of a set of keys on a piano or organ or typewriter or typesetting machine or computer or the like