: a bowed stringed instrument having four strings tuned at intervals of a fifth and a usual range from G below middle C upward for more than 4¹/₂ octaves and having a shallow body, shoulders at right angles to the neck, a fingerboard without frets, and a curved bridge
Recent Examples on the WebCash prizes and the chance to use one of the competition's fine instruments — including the 1683 Stradivari violin that belonged to competition founder Josef Gingold — await the top six finishers. Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Sep. 2022 If resilience has a sound, it can be heard in the violin strings of Iryna Usova and Rimma Bergeron-Langlois. Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2022 The composer himself had happily recast his violin concertos for the keyboard and recycled choruses into sinfonias. Tim Page, WSJ, 25 Aug. 2022 Pianist and SummerFest director Inon Barnatan took the stage with members of Miró (William Fedkenheuer, violin; John Largess, viola; and Joshua Gindel, cello).San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2022 In 2006, Johnson graduated from Lawrence with degrees in violin performance, theater arts and psychology. Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2022 Music is a favorite pastime of Noah's, and Suleman captured a moment from one of his violin performances. Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 19 Aug. 2022 Nevertheless, the many solo instrumental passages, particularly Cole’s fanciful realization of Scheherazade’s seductive violin interjections and Burt Hara’s glorious clarinet ruminations, were individual triumphs. Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2022 The band is made up of Bert Stratton, clarinet; Alan Douglass, keyboards and vocals; Tamar Gray, vocals; Steven Greenman, violin; Steve Renko, drums; and Alice Stratton, dance leader.cleveland, 29 July 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from Italian violino, from viola "viola, viol" + -ino, diminutive suffix, going back to Latin -īnus-ine entry 1
ADJECTIVE | VERB + VIOLIN | VIOLIN + NOUNADJECTIVE➤first, second (in an orchestra管弦樂隊)第一/第二小提琴手➤solo小提琴獨奏◇Bach's sonatas and partitas for solo violin巴赫的無伴奏小提琴奏鳴曲與組曲➤Stradivarius斯特拉迪瓦裏小提琴➤electric電子小提琴VERB + VIOLIN➤tune給小提琴調音VIOLIN + NOUN➤bow, string琴弓;琴弦➤case提琴盒▸➤family提琴家族◇The cello is a member of the violin family.大提琴是提琴家族的一員。➡ topic at music