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- Dictionaryvi·o·lin/ˌvīəˈlin/
noun
- 1. a stringed musical instrument of treble pitch, played with a horsehair bow. The classical European violin was developed in the 16th century. It has four strings and a body of characteristic rounded shape, narrowed at the middle and with two f-shaped sound holes.
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VIOLIN definition: 1. a wooden musical instrument with four strings that is held against the neck and played by moving…. Learn more.
The meaning of VIOLIN is a bowed stringed instrument having four strings tuned at intervals of a fifth and a usual range from G below middle C upward for more than 41/2 octaves and having a shallow body, shoulders at right angles to the neck, a fingerboard without frets, and a curved bridge.
a small, wooden musical instrument with four strings that a player holds against his or her neck and plays with a bow (= stick with hairs attached to it), or this type of instrument generally. (Definition of violin from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of violin. violin.
violin, bowed stringed musical instrument that evolved during the Renaissance from earlier bowed instruments: the medieval fiddle; its 16th-century Italian offshoot, the lira da braccio; and the rebec. The violin is probably the best known and most widely distributed musical instrument in the world.
The violin, colloquially known as a fiddle, [a] is a wooden chordophone, and is the smallest, and thus highest-pitched instrument ( soprano) in regular use in the violin family. Smaller violin-type instruments exist, including the violino piccolo and the pochette, but these are virtually unused.
A violin is a musical instrument with four strings stretched over a shaped hollow box. You hold a violin under your chin and play it with a bow.
Definition of violin noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
VIOLIN definition: 1. a wooden musical instrument that you hold against your neck and play by moving a bow (= special…. Learn more.
Violin definition: the treble instrument of the family of modern bowed instruments, held nearly horizontal by the player's arm with the lower part supported against the collarbone or shoulder.. See examples of VIOLIN used in a sentence.
The violin, colloquially known as a fiddle, is a wooden chordophone, and is the smallest, and thus highest-pitched instrument ( soprano) in regular use in the violin family. Smaller violin-type instruments exist, including the violino piccolo and the pochette, but these are virtually unused.
