Definitions for violin
ˌvaɪ əˈlɪnvi·o·lin

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. violin, fiddlenoun

   bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow

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1. violinnoun

   A musical four-string instrument, generally played with a bow or by plucking the string. Pitch is set by pressing the strings at the appropriate place with the fingers.

   Etymology: From violino, diminutive form of viola with diminutive suffix -ino

2. violinnoun

   A violinist

   The first violin often plays the lead melody lines in a string quartet.

   Etymology: From violino, diminutive form of viola with diminutive suffix -ino

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1. Violinnoun

   a small instrument with four strings, played with a bow; a fiddle

   Etymology: [It. violino, dim. of viola. See Viol.]

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1. Violin

   The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which also includes the viola, cello and doublebass. The violin is sometimes informally called a fiddle, regardless of the type of music played on it. The word violin comes from the Medieval Latin word vitula, meaning stringed instrument; this word is also believed to be the source of the Germanic "fiddle". The violin, while it has ancient origins, acquired most of its modern characteristics in 16th-century Italy, with some further modifications occurring in the 18th and 19th centuries. Violinists and collectors particularly prize the instruments made by the Gasparo da Salò, Giovanni Paolo Maggini, Stradivari, Guarneri and Amati families from the 16th to the 18th century in Brescia and Cremona and by Jacob Stainer in Austria. Great numbers of instruments have come from the hands of "lesser" makers, as well as still greater numbers of mass-produced commercial "trade violins" coming from cottage industries in places such as Saxony, Bohemia, and Mirecourt. Many of these trade instruments were formerly sold by Sears, Roebuck and Co. and other mass merchandisers.

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1. Violin

   vī-ō-lin′, n. a musical instrument of four strings placed with a bow: a fiddle: a player on the violin.—ns. Violin′-bow, a bow for sounding the violin; Vī′olinist, a player on the violin. [It. violino—viola.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of violin in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of violin in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of violin in a Sentence

1. Dagmar Turner:

   The violin is my passion; I've been playing since I was 10 years old, the thought of losing my ability to play was heart-breaking.

2. David Anderson:

   Unlike learning a sport or violin, you don't get a social media instructor when your kid turns a certain age, there are no lessons, and the internet is infinitely more complex. A good approach is to be clear with your child that you'll share the responsibility.

3. Amir Ali:

   Back in Myanmar, I felt happy when I played violin, as it was my native country.

4. Chris Jones:

   They were not just awake, they were driven. It was torture for them to do nothing, they like to run marathons -- many of our natural short sleepers ran marathons -- including mountain marathons where you go straight up. One of them decided he was going to build a violin, and he did.

5. Dejan Stojanovic:

   There is no competition of sounds between a nightingale and a violin.

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