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OVERSTRUNG Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of OVERSTRUNG is too highly strung : too sensitive.
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66 Synonyms & Antonyms for OVERSTRUNG | Thesaurus.com
overstrung · affected · agitated · all shook up · beside oneself · crazy · distracted · emotional · excitable; fired-up; flipped-out · freaked-out · histrionic ...
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What does Straightstrung and Overstrung mean on an upright piano?
Overstrung pianos are vastly superior to straight strung instruments as they allow for far more string length.
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overstrung
ˈoverˈstrung, pa. pple. and ppl. a. (stress shifting) [over- 28 c; and pa. pple. of overstring v.] 1. Too highly strung; intensely strained.1810 Scott Lady of L. iii. vi, With fired brain and nerves o'erstrung. 1892 Zangwill Bow Mystery 114 The overstrung nerves of the onlookers. 2. Of a piano: Havi...
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OVERSTRUNG definition in American English - Collins Dictionary
2 senses: 1. too highly strung; tense 2. (of a piano) having two sets of strings crossing each other at an oblique angle.... Click for more definitions.
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Overstrung - Etymology, Origin & Meaning
word-forming element meaning variously "above; highest; across; higher in power or authority; too much; above normal; outer; beyond in time, too long,"
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overstrung
overstrungadj1 / ˌəuvəˈstrʌŋ; `ovɚ`strʌŋ/ (of a person) too sensitive and nervous; easily excited(指人)太敏感而紧张的, 易激动的 She was tense and overstrung before the performance. 她在演出前过於紧张.2 / ˈəuvəstrʌŋ; `ovɚ`strʌŋ/ (of a piano) with strings in sets crossing each other at an oblique angle (指钢琴)琴弦斜向交叉的.
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overstrung - English-Spanish Dictionary - WordReference.com
Principal Translations. Inglés, Español. overstrung adj, figurative, informal (tense or uptight), tenso/a adj. tirante adj mf. overstrung adj, (with string ...
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Upright pianos styles: Overstrung, Straight-strung, Under-damped or ...
Upright pianos in the UK fall into four main categories. Modern ones (post-1945) are nearly all overstrung underdamped, meaning that the ...
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Overstrung - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com
adjective in a very tense state synonyms: edgy, high-strung, highly strung, jittery, jumpy, nervy, restive, uptight tense in or of a state of physical or ...
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overstrung - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
From over- + strung. Adjective. edit. overstrung (comparative more overstrung, superlative most overstrung). Excessively tense or nervous · Strung too tightly.
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Feeling Overstrung? - West Music Piano
In 1855, Steinway produced the first overstrung piano where the bass strings are strung over the treble strings which made it possible to use ...
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A bow is said to be "overstrung" when this distance is exceeded.
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Cross-stringing
Some Challen pianos made in the 1920s are "double overstrung", where the strings are at 3 different heights and cross over in 2 different locations.
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underdamper
ˈunderdamper [under-1 5 b.] Any of the set of dampers in an upright piano of a type in which the dampers are placed below the hammers. Freq. attrib.1870 E. Brinsmead Hist. Pianoforte 74 Square piano action, with under dampers, and a screw in each key. 1909 Northampton Independent 30 Oct. 29/2 (Advt....
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