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vi·o·lin

(vī′ə-lĭn′)
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·lin′ist n.
vi′o·lin·is′tic adj.
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violin

(ˌvaɪəˈlɪn)
n
(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
[C16: from Italian violino a little viola, from viola1]
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vi•o•lin

(ˌvaɪ əˈlɪn)

n.
the treble instrument of the family of modern bowed stringed instruments, held nearly horizontal by the player's arm with the lower part supported against the collarbone or shoulder.
[1570–80; < Italian violino=viol(a) (see viola 1) + -ino -ine 3]
vi`o•lin′ist, n.
vi`o•lin•is′tic, adj.
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violin

  • chanterelle - A violin string.
  • pizzicato - Plucking of a violin.
  • f-hole - The s-shaped opening in a violin.
  • violin, fiddle - Violin is from Latin vitula, "stringed instrument"—from Vitula, a Roman goddess of joy and victory; her name also gave us fiddle.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:violin - bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family]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 bow
Amati - 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
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Translations
كَمَان كَمان، كَمَنْجَه
violí
housle
violin
viiul
viulu
violina
hegedű
fiðlafiîla
バイオリン
바이올린
violinum
smuikas
vijole
vioară
violina
fiolviolin
เครื่องดนตรีประเภทสีชนิดหนึ่ง
đàn Violin

violin

[ˌvaɪəˈlɪn]
A. N → violín m
B. CPD violin case N → estuche m de violín
violin concerto N → concierto m para violín
violin player N → violinista mf
violin section N → sección f de violines
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violin

[ˌvaɪəˈlɪn]
n → violon m
I play the violin → Je joue du violon.
modif [concerto, music, sonata] → pour violon ; [teacher] → de violon violin case n → étui m à violon
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violin

n → Geige f, → Violine f
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violin

[ˌvaɪəˈlɪn]
1. n → violino
2. adj (case, concerto) → per violino
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violin

(vaiəˈlin) noun
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 violino housle die Violine violin βιολί violín viiul ویولن viulu violon כינור सारंगी violina hegedű biola fiðla violino バイオリン 바이올린 smuikas vijole violin, biola viool fiolin, fele skrzypce سرينده، سارينګه، غچكه، وايلون: سارينده چې، سارينګه غږوونكى violino vioară скрипка husle violina violina violin ไวโอลิน keman 小提琴 скрипка سارنگي vĩ cầm 小提琴
ˌvioˈlinist noun
a violin player. She is a leading violinist. vioolspeler عازِف الكَمان цигулар violinista houslista, -ka der/die Violinist(in) violinist βιολιστής violinista viiuldaja نوازنده ویولن viulisti violoniste כנר 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 سرينده ږغوونكى 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
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violin

→ كَمَان housle violin Geige βιολί violín viulu violon violina violino バイオリン 바이올린 viool fiolin skrzypce violino скрипка fiol เครื่องดนตรีประเภทสีชนิดหนึ่ง keman đàn Violin 小提琴
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Your charming daughter tells me you play on the violin."
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Would come on deck at night sometimes, take some sail off her, God only knows why or wherefore, then go below, shut himself up in his cabin, and play on the violin for hours--till day- break perhaps.
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While they were doing this they discovered a lot of new and wonderful things that the pirates must have stolen from other ships: Kashmir shawls as thin as a cobweb, embroidered with flowers of gold; jars of fine tobacco from Jamaica; carved ivory boxes full of Russian tea; an old violin with a string broken and a picture on the back; a set of big chess-men, carved out of coral and amber; a walking-stick which had a sword inside it when you pulled the handle; six wine-glasses with turquoise and silver round the rims; and a lovely great sugar-bowl, made of mother o' pearl.
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The victim was Tamoszius Kuszleika, who played the violin. Everybody laughed at them, for Tamoszius was petite and frail, and Marija could have picked him up and carried him off under one arm.
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"A well-played violin is a treat for the gods -- a badly-played one "
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One brought his flute and another his violin, while there were some who sang and a number who performed upon the piano with various degrees of taste and agility.
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He taught the weekly singing-school (then a feature of village life) in half a dozen neighboring towns, he played the violin and "called off" at dances, or evoked rich harmonies from church melodeons on Sundays.
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These lashings, like the chords of a stringed instrument, resounded as if vibrated by a violin bow.
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At home he play violin all the time; for weddings and for dance.
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The next day Hawver was found dead in his room, the violin at his neck, the bow upon the strings, his music open before him at Chopin's funeral march.
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