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piano wire

noun

a very thin steel wire of high tensile strength.

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Origin of piano wire

First recorded in 1865–70

Words nearby piano wire

piano reduction, piano roll, piano stool, piano trio, piano tuner, piano wire, Piarist, pias., piassava, piaster, piastre
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Example sentences from the Web for piano wire

  • Sometimes the overtones are more prominent than the fundamental, as when a piano-wire is struck with a nail.

    The Telephone|A. E. Dolbear

  • He brought from London a Kelvin sounding apparatus, with a sufficient length of piano-wire for testing any probable depth.

    The Lair of the White Worm|Bram Stoker