'Violin' definitions:
Definition of 'violin'
(from WordNet)
noun
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 [syn: violin, fiddle]
Definition of 'Violin'
From: GCIDE
- Violin \Vi`o*lin"\, n. [It. violino, dim. of viola. See Viol.] (Mus.) A small instrument with four strings, played with a bow; a fiddle. [1913 Webster]
- Note: The violin is distinguished for the brilliancy and gayety, as well as the power and variety, of its tones, and in the orchestra it is the leading and most important instrument. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'violin'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- A string,
- Amati,
- bass,
- bass viol,
- bow,
- bridge,
- bull fiddle,
- cello,
- contrabass,
- Cremona,
- crowd,
- D string,
- double bass,
- E string,
- fiddle,
- fiddlebow,
- fiddlestick,
- fingerboard,
- G string,
- kit,
- kit fiddle,
- kit violin,
- scroll,
- soundboard,
- Strad,
- Stradivari,
- Stradivarius,
- string,
- tenor violin,
- tuning peg,
- viola,
- violinette,
- violoncello,
- violoncello piccolo,
- violone,
- violotta