viola

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.

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[Italian, from Old Provençal, viola, probably of imitative origin.]

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vi·olist n.

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viola ¹ [vee-oh-la]

Noun

a bowed stringed instrument of the violin family, slightly larger and lower in pitch than the violin [Italian]

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viola ² [vie-ol-la]

Noun

a variety of pansy [Latin: violet]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	viola - any of the numerous plants of the genus Viola herb, 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 horned violet, tufted pansy, Viola cornuta - European viola with an unusually long corolla spur 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 regions genus Viola dilleniid 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 lower bowed stringed instrument, string - stringed instruments that are played with a bow; "the strings played superlatively well"

Translations

viola [vɪˈəulə] n (MUS) → viola

viola [vɪˈəulə] n → alto m

viola [vɪˈəulə] n → Bratsche f

viola [vɪˈəulə] n → viola

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viola

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 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