Definitions for violˈvaɪ əl
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
vi•olˈvaɪ əl(n.)
a bowed musical instrument, differing from the violin in having deeper ribs, sloping shoulders, a greater number of strings, usu. six, and frets: common in the 16th and 17th centuries in various sizes from the treble viol to the bass viol.
Category: Music and Dance
Origin of viol:
1475–85; < MF viole (akin to OF viel(l)e> earlier E viele) < OPr viola, der. of violar to play the viol or a similar instrument (perh. imit.)
vi′ol•ist(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
viol(noun)
any of a family of bowed stringed instruments that preceded the violin family
Wiktionary
viol(Noun)
A viola da gamba, a family of musical instruments that preceded the violin and viola and similar string instruments
Webster Dictionary
Viol(noun)
a stringed musical instrument formerly in use, of the same form as the violin, but larger, and having six strings, to be struck with a bow, and the neck furnished with frets for stopping the strings
Viol(noun)
a large rope sometimes used in weighing anchor
Translations for viol
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
violet(noun)
a kind of small bluish-purple flower.
- viooltjieAfrikaans
- زَهْرَة البَنَفْسَجArabic
- теменужкаBulgarian
- violetaPortuguese (BR)
- violkaCzech
- das VeilchenGerman
- violDanish
- μενεξές, βιολέταGreek
- violetaSpanish
- kannikeEstonian
- گل بنفشهFarsi
- orvokkiFinnish
- violetteFrench
- סַגוֹלHebrew
- एक प्रकार का फूलHindi
- ljubičicaCroatian
- ibolyaHungarian
- bunga violetIndonesian
- fjólaIcelandic
- violettaItalian
- すみれJapanese
- 제비꽃속(屬)의 총칭Korean
- žibuoklėLithuanian
- vijolīteLatvian
- bunga violetMalay
- viooltjeDutch
- fiolNorwegian
- fiołekPolish
- گل بنفشهPersian
- چوڼيا، بنفشه (ګل)، بنفشه ( رنګPashto
- violetaPortuguese
- violetăRomanian
- фиалкаRussian
- fialkaSlovak
- vijolicaSlovenian
- ljubičicaSerbian
- violSwedish
- ต้นไวโอเล็ตThai
- menekşeTurkish
- 紫羅蘭Chinese (Trad.)
- фіалкаUkrainian
- بنفشي رنگUrdu
- cây hoa tímVietnamese
- 紫罗兰Chinese (Simp.)
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