Definitions for violaˈvaɪ ə lə, vaɪˈoʊ-, vi-
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
vi•o•laviˈoʊ lə(n.)(pl.)-las.
a four-stringed musical instrument of the violin family, slightly larger than the violin; a tenor or alto violin.
Category: Music and Dance
Origin of viola:
1715–25; < It < OPr; see viol
vi•o′list(n.)
vi•o•laˈvaɪ ə lə, vaɪˈoʊ-, vi-(n.)(pl.)-las.
any plant of the genus Viola, esp. any cultivated variety of violet developed from a pansy.
Category: Plants
Origin of viola:
1400–50; late ME: violet < L
Princeton's WordNet
viola(noun)
any of the numerous plants of the genus Viola
Viola, genus Viola(noun)
large genus of flowering herbs of temperate regions
viola(noun)
a bowed stringed instrument slightly larger than a violin, tuned a fifth lower
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
viola(noun)ˈvaɪ ə lə, vaɪˈoʊ-, vi-
a string instrument like a large violin
to play the viola
Wiktionary
Viola(ProperNoun)
, from violet
Webster Dictionary
Viola(noun)
a genus of polypetalous herbaceous plants, including all kinds of violets
Viola(noun)
an instrument in form and use resembling the violin, but larger, and a fifth lower in compass
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Viola
A plant genus of the family VIOLACEAE. Some species in this genus are called bouncing bet which is a common name more often used with SAPONARIA OFFICINALIS. Members contain macrocyclic peptides.
Translations for viola
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
viola(noun)
a type of musical instrument very similar to, but slightly larger than, the violin
She plays the viola in the school orchestra.
- altvioolAfrikaans

- زَهْرَة البَنَفْسَجArabic

- виолаBulgarian

- violaPortuguese (BR)

- violaCzech

- die ViolaGerman

- viola; bratschDanish

- βιόλαGreek

- violaSpanish

- vioolaEstonian

- ویولاFarsi

- alttoviuluFinnish

- altoFrench

- וִיוֹלָהHebrew

- एक प्रकार की बड़ी बेलHindi

- violaCroatian

- brácsaHungarian

- biola besarIndonesian

- víóla, lágfiðlaIcelandic

- violaItalian

- ビオラJapanese

- 비올라(바이올린류의 4줄로 된 현악기)Korean

- altasLithuanian

- alts (mūzikas instruments)Latvian

- violaMalay

- altvioolDutch

- bratsjNorwegian

- altówkaPolish

- ویولاPersian

- دموسيقې څلور تاريزه له ويلون څخه غټه اّلهPashto

- violaPortuguese

- violăRomanian

- альтRussian

- violaSlovak

- violaSlovenian

- violaSerbian

- altfiol, violaSwedish

- เครื่องดนตรีชนิดหนึ่ง คล้ายไวโอลิน แต่มีขนาดใหญ่กว่า และเสียงสูงกว่าThai

- viyolaTurkish

- 中提琴Chinese (Trad.)

- віолаUkrainian

- ايک بڑي سارنگيUrdu

- đàn viôlaVietnamese

- 中提琴Chinese (Simp.)

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