piano vs percussive instrument

percussive instrument vs piano

piano and percussive instrument both are nouns.

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

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

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

As nouns, percussive instrument is a hypernym of piano; that is, percussive 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
percussive instrument: a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another

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

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

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

Difference between piano and percussive instrument

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