piano wire

noun

a very thin steel wire of high tensile strength.

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, pianoforte, pianola, piarist, pias., piassava

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