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Definitions of piano
  1. noun
    a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
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    scaletta
    a schematic or preliminary plan
    abbozzo, accademia, bozza, bozzetto, canovaccio, disegno, intreccio, modello, quadro, rudimento, schema, schematizzazione, sommario, traccia, tracciato, trama
    something intended as a guide for making something else
    piano d'azione
    a plan for actively doing something
    forma di governo, governo, regime
    (medicine) a systematic plan for therapy (often including diet)
    mappa
    a temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to
    bilancio
    a summary of intended expenditures along with proposals for how to meet them
    gioco, schema di gioco, sistema
    a preset plan of action in team sports
    politica
    a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group
    linea, linea politica, manovra, politica, strategia, tattica
    a plan for attaining a particular goal
    abbozzo, metodica, metodo, metodologia, schema, sistema, strategia, tattica
    an elaborate and systematic plan of action
    giro, itinerario, tragitto
    a proposed route of travel
    type of:
    concetto, concezione, idea, pensiero
    the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
  2. noun
    a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
    synonyms: pianoforte
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    percussione
    a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another
  3. noun
    the extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object
    synonyms: esterno, superficie
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    palato
    the upper surface of the mouth that separates the oral and nasal cavities
    faccia
    a surface forming part of the outside of an object
    firmamento
    the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
    estremità
    the surface at either extremity of a three-dimensional object
    didentro, interiore, interno
    the inner or enclosed surface of something
    basso, fondo
    the lower side of anything
    didietro
    the side of an object that is opposite its front
    alto, sopra
    the highest or uppermost side of anything
    type of:
    contorno, linea
    the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something
  4. noun
    (mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape
    synonyms: specchio
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    forma
    the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance
  5. noun
    low level country
    synonyms: piana, pianura
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    acciaccatura, ammaccatura, dentellatura, foiba, infossamento, infossatura, piega
    a sunken or depressed geological formation
  6. noun
    a relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure on which attention is focused
  7. noun
    a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale
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    grotta, scantinato, seminterrato, sottoscala, sottoterra
    the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage
    pianterreno
    the floor of a building that is at or nearest to the level of the ground around the building
    mansarda, piccionaia, soffitta, solaio, sottotetto
    floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
    fienile
    a loft in a barn where hay is stored
    type of:
    costruzione, elemento architettonico, struttura
    a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts
  8. noun
    a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
    synonyms: grado, livello
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    calibro
    a degree or grade of excellence or worth
    intensità
    high level or degree; the property of being intense
    profondità, respiro, spessore
    degree of psychological or intellectual profundity
    continenza, misura, moderatezza, moderazione, modestia, regola, regolatezza, sobrietà, temperanza
    quality of being moderate and avoiding extremes
    disordine, smoderatezza, sregolatezza
    the quality of being excessive and lacking in moderation
    forza, gagliardia, nerbo, possa, potenza, robustezza, solidità, vigore
    physical energy or intensity
    enfasi, veemenza
    intensity or forcefulness of expression
    furia
    the property of being wild or turbulent
    type of:
    attributo, proprietà, qualità
    a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class
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