vi·o·lin (v   -l n )n. A stringed instrument played with a bow, having four strings tuned at intervals of a fifth, an unfretted fingerboard, and a shallower body than the viol and capable of great flexibility in range, tone, and dynamics. [Italian violino, diminutive of viola, viola; see viola1.] vi o·linist n.vi o·lin·istic adj. |
violin [ˌvaɪəˈlɪn]
n
(Music / Instruments) a bowed stringed instrument, the highest member of the violin family, consisting of a fingerboard, a hollow wooden body with waisted sides, and a sounding board connected to the back by means of a soundpost that also supports the bridge. It has two f-shaped sound holes cut in the belly. The instrument, noted for its fine and flexible tone, is the most important of the stringed instruments. It is held under the chin when played. Range: roughly three and a half octaves upwards from G below middle C
[from Italian violino a little viola, from viola1]
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| Noun | 1. |  violin - bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bowAmati - a violin made by Nicolo Amati or a member of his family bowed stringed instrument, string - stringed instruments that are played with a bow; "the strings played superlatively well" chin rest - a rest on which a violinist can place the chin fiddlestick, violin bow - a bow used in playing the violin Guarnerius - a violin made by a member of the Guarneri family Strad, Stradavarius - a violin made by Antonio Stradivari or a member of his family |
Translations
violin [ˌvaɪəˈlɪn]
violin [ˌvaɪəˈlɪn]
violin [ˌvaɪəˈlɪn]
1. n → violino
2. adj (case, concerto) → per violino
violin [ˌvaɪəˈlɪn]
1. n → violino
2. adj (case, concerto) → per violino
n violin [vaiəˈlin]
a type of musical instrument with four strings, played with a bow She played the violin in the school orchestra; Can you play that on the violin? viool كَمان، كَمَنْجَه цигулка housle violin die Violine βιολί violín viiul ویولن viulu violon כִּינוֹר सारंगी violina hegedű biola fiðla violino バイオリン 바이올린 smuikas vijole violin, biola viool fiolin, fele skrzypce violino vioară скрипка husle violina violina violin ไวโอลิน keman 小提琴 скрипка سارنگي vĩ cầm 小提琴
n vioˈlinist
a violin player She is a leading violinist. vioolspeler عازِف الكَمان цигулар houslista, -ka violinist der/die Violinist(in) βιολιστής violinista viiuldaja نوازنده ویولن viulisti violoniste כַּנָר सारंगी बेला आदि बजाने वाला violinist hegedűművész pemain biola fiðluleikari violinista バイオリン奏者 바이올린 연주자 smuikininkas vijolnieks pemain violin, biola violist fiolinspiller, fiolinist skrzypek violinista violonist скрипач huslista, -ka violinist violinista violinist นักสีไวโอลิน kemancı 小提琴手 скрипаль سارنگي نواز người chơi vĩ cầm 小提琴手
violin → آلة الكَمَان الموسيقية housle violin Geige βιολί violín viulu violon violina violino バイオリン 바이올린 viool fiolin skrzypce violino скрипка fiol เครื่องดนตรีประเภทสีชนิดหนึ่ง keman đàn vi-ô-lông 小提琴
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