vi·o·la 1 (v -  l )n. 1. A stringed instrument of the violin family, slightly larger than a violin, tuned a fifth lower, and having a deeper, more sonorous tone. 2. An organ stop usually of eight-foot or four-foot pitch yielding stringlike tones. [Italian, from Old Provençal, viola, probably of imitative origin.] vi·o list n. |
vi·o·la 2 (v -l, v-, v-l)n. A plant of the genus Viola, which includes the violets and pansies, especially a variety having flowers resembling violets in size and shape and pansies in coloration. [Middle English, from Latin.] |
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1. (Music / Instruments) a bowed stringed instrument, the alto of the violin family; held beneath the chin when played. It is pitched and tuned an octave above the cello
2. (Music / Instruments) any of various instruments of the viol family, such as the viola da gamba
[from Italian viola, probably from Old Provençal viola, of uncertain origin; perhaps related to Latin vītulārī to rejoice]
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| Noun | 1. |  viola - any of the numerous plants of the genus Violaherb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests genus Viola, Viola - large genus of flowering herbs of temperate regions violet - any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers field pansy, Viola arvensis, heartsease - common Old World viola with creamy often violet-tinged flowers pansy, Viola tricolor hortensis - large-flowered garden plant derived chiefly from the wild pansy of Europe and having velvety petals of various colors heartsease, Johnny-jump-up, love-in-idleness, pink of my John, Viola tricolor, wild pansy - a common and long cultivated European herb from which most common garden pansies are derived |
| 2. |  Viola - large genus of flowering herbs of temperate regionsdilleniid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs family Violaceae, Violaceae, violet family - a family of order Parietales including the genera Viola, Hybanthus, Hymenanthera, Melicytus viola - any of the numerous plants of the genus Viola | |
| 3. |  viola - a bowed stringed instrument slightly larger than a violin, tuned a fifth lowerbowed stringed instrument, string - stringed instruments that are played with a bow; "the strings played superlatively well" |
Translations
viola [viˈəʊlə vaɪˈəʊlə] n (= instrument) → alto m
I play the viola → Je joue de l'alto.
viola player n → altiste mf
I play the viola → Je joue de l'alto.
viola player n → altiste mf
n viola [viˈəulə]
a type of musical instrument very similar to, but slightly larger than, the violin She plays the viola in the school orchestra. altviool زَهْرَة البَنَفْسَج виола viola viola; bratsch die Viola βιόλα viola vioola ویولا alttoviulu alto וִיוֹלָה एक प्रकार की बड़ी बेल viola brácsa biola besar víóla, lágfiðla viola ビオラ 비올라(바이올린류의 4줄로 된 현악기) altas alts (mūzikas instruments) viola altviool bratsj altówka viola violă альт viola viola viola altfiol, viola เครื่องดนตรีชนิดหนึ่ง คล้ายไวโอลิน แต่มีขนาดใหญ่กว่า และเสียงสูงกว่า viyola 中提琴 віола ايک بڑي سارنگي đàn viôla 中提琴
viola → آلة الفيولا الموسيقية viola bratsch Bratsche βιόλα viola alttoviulu viole viola viola ビオラ 비올라 altviool bratsj altówka viola альт altfiol เครื่อดนตรีชนิดหนึ่งคล้ายไวโอลินแต่มีขนาดใหญ่กว่าและมีเสียงต่ำกว่า viyola đàn vi-ô-la 中提琴
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