PIANO DAMPER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does piano damper mean? 

• PIANO DAMPER (noun)
  The noun PIANO DAMPER has 1 sense:

1. damper consisting of a small felted block that drops onto a piano string to stop its vibration

  Familiarity information: PIANO DAMPER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PIANO DAMPER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Damper consisting of a small felted block that drops onto a piano string to stop its vibration

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

damper block; piano damper

Hypernyms ("piano damper" is a kind of...):

damper; muffler (a device that decreases the amplitude of electronic, mechanical, acoustical, or aerodynamic oscillations)

Holonyms ("piano damper" is a part of...):

piano action (action consisting of a system of levers that move a felt hammer to strike the strings when a key is depressed)