NOUN | artifact | loud pedal, sustaining pedal | a pedal on a piano that lifts the dampers from the strings and so allows them to continue vibrating |
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Meaning | A pedal on a piano that lifts the dampers from the strings and so allows them to continue vibrating. | |
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Synonym | sustaining pedal | |
Part of | piano, pianoforte, forte-piano | A keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds |
Broader | pedal, treadle, foot pedal, foot lever | A lever that is operated with the foot |
Spanish | pedal del piano |
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