单词 | viola da gamba |
释义 | viola da gamba[ vee-oh-luh duh -gahm-buh, -gam- ] / viˈoʊ lə də ˈgɑm bə, -ˈgæm- / noun, plural viola da gambas.Also called gamba [gahm-buh, gam-] /ˈgɑm bə, ˈgæm-/ . an old musical instrument of the viol family, held on or between the knees: superseded by the modern violoncello; bass viol. an organ stop of eight-foot pitch giving a stringlike tone. Origin of viola da gambaFirst recorded 1590–1600; from Italian: literally, “viol for the leg” Words nearby viola da gambaviola, violable, violaceous, viola clef, viola da braccio, viola da gamba, viola d'amore, violate, violation, violative, violence Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for viola da gamba
British Dictionary definitions for viola da gambaviola da gamba / (vɪˈəʊlə də ˈɡæmbə) / nounthe second largest and lowest member of the viol familySee viol Word Origin for viola da gambaC18: from Italian, literally: viol for the leg Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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