piano vs percussion instrument

percussion instrument vs piano

piano and percussion instrument both are nouns.

piano is an adjective but percussion instrument is not an adjective.

piano is an adverb but percussion instrument is not an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
piano	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
percussion instrument	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, percussion instrument is a hypernym of piano; that is, percussion instrument is a word with a broader meaning than piano:

piano: a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
percussion instrument: a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another

Other hypernyms of piano include keyboard instrument, percussive instrument, stringed instrument.

piano (noun)	percussion instrument (noun)
a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds	a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another
(music) low loudness

piano (adjective)	percussion instrument (adjective)
(used chiefly as a direction or description in music) soft; in a quiet, subdued tone

piano (adverb)	percussion instrument (adverb)
used as a direction in music; to be played relatively softly

Difference between piano and percussion instrument

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