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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