Violoncello
[,vaɪələn'tʃeləʊ;,viːə-] or [,viəlɑn'tʃɛlo]
Definition
(n.) A stringed instrument of music; a bass viol of four strings, or a bass violin with long, large strings, giving sounds an octave lower than the viola, or tenor or alto violin.
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Definition
n. a large four-stringed musical instrument of the violin class the quality of its tone even more sympathetic than that of the violin held between the knees in playing—it superseded the Viol da gamba in the early part of the 18th century:—pl. Violoncell′os.—n. Violoncell′ist a player on the violoncello.
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Examples
- The violoncello, because of the length and thickness of its strings, is pitched a whole octave lower than the violin; otherwise it is similar. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Instruments in which the strings are set into motion by bowing--violin, viola, violoncello, double bass. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
Editor: Sharon