Violin
WordNet
noun
(1) 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
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From , diminutive form of with diminutive suffix
Noun
- A musical four-string instrument, generally played with a bow or by plucking the string. Pitch is set by pressing the strings at the appropriate place with the fingers.
- The first violin often plays the lead melody lines in a string quartet.
Related terms
See also
- bass viol
- cello
- double bass
- viola
- first violinist
- second violinist