[pi.a.no] adv or adj [It, fr. LL planus smooth, fr. L, level--more at floor] (1683): at a soft volume: soft--used as a direction in music
[2]pi.ano n, pl pianos [It, short for pianoforte, fr. gravicembalo col piano e forte, lit., harpsichord with soft and loud; fr. the fact that its tones could be varied in loudness] (1803): a musical instrument having steel wire strings that sound when struck by felt-covered hammers operated from a keyboard