单词 | violin |
释义 | violin[ vahy-uh-lin ] / ˌvaɪ əˈlɪn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR violin ON THESAURUS.COM nounthe 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. a violinist or part for a violin. Origin of violin1570–80; <Italian violino, equivalent to viol(a) (see viola1) + -ino diminutive suffix Words nearby violinviolescent, violet, violet family, violet iris, violet wood, violin, violin clef, violinist, violinmaker, violin spider, violist Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for violinBritish Dictionary definitions for violinviolin / (ˌvaɪəˈlɪn) / nouna 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 Word Origin for violinC16: from Italian violino a little viola, from viola 1 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 Cultural definitions for violinviolin The most familiar and highest-pitched instrument of the strings. A typical symphony orchestra has more than two dozen violinists. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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