| NOUN | artifact | sustaining pedal, loud 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 | loud 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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