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单词 touch piece
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Definition of touch piece in English:

touch piece

noun ˈtʌtʃ piːs
  • 1Numismatics. A coin or medal presented as a token to a person touched by the English (or British) monarch as a cure for the ‘king's evil’ (scrofula). Compare "touch". historical.

  • 2That part of a touch-operated mechanism or device which is touched or pressed in order to activate or control it; a switch, push button, lever, etc.; (now only) each of the buttons or plates in the key mechanism of a wind instrument which are pressed by the fingers in order to open or close a key or valve and vary the pitch; that part of the key which is touched by the finger of the instrumentalist.

  • 3Music. A musical composition for a keyboard instrument designed to exhibit the performer’s touch and technique; a toccata.

Origin

Mid 18th century; earliest use found in The London Gazette. Partly from touch + piece.

Definition of touch piece in US English:

touch piece

nounˈtʌtʃ piːs
  • 1Numismatics. A coin or medal presented as a token to a person touched by the English (or British) monarch as a cure for the ‘king's evil’ (scrofula). Compare "touch". historical.

  • 2That part of a touch-operated mechanism or device which is touched or pressed in order to activate or control it; a switch, push button, lever, etc.; (now only) each of the buttons or plates in the key mechanism of a wind instrument which are pressed by the fingers in order to open or close a key or valve and vary the pitch; that part of the key which is touched by the finger of the instrumentalist.

  • 3Music. A musical composition for a keyboard instrument designed to exhibit the performer’s touch and technique; a toccata.

Origin

Mid 18th century; earliest use found in The London Gazette. Partly from touch + piece.

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