Illustration of violin
- 1 bridge
- 2 sound hole
- 3 soundboard
- 4 fingerboard
- 5 pegs
- 6 scroll
- 7 tailpiece
- g G-string
- d D-string
- a A-string
- e E-string
violin
noun
vi·o·lin
ˌvī-ə-ˈlin 
: 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
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The La Jolla Music Society presents Blake Pouliot on violin and Henry Kramer on piano at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 14, at the Baker-Baum Concert Hall, 7600 Fay Ave. $45-$87.
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La Jolla Light, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025
The musicians walked onstage first: three carrying violins, one a cello.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025
New Moon Rising is a trio of musical women who sing and play guitar, mandolin and violin.
—Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 21 Jan. 2025
These go not necessarily to winemakers, but to craftspeople from all over the world, whether a Belgian violin maker family or a French silk and wool manufacturer, for example.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
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La Jolla Light, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025
The musicians walked onstage first: three carrying violins, one a cello.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025
New Moon Rising is a trio of musical women who sing and play guitar, mandolin and violin.
—Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 21 Jan. 2025
These go not necessarily to winemakers, but to craftspeople from all over the world, whether a Belgian violin maker family or a French silk and wool manufacturer, for example.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
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“Violin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/violin. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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violin
noun
vi·o·lin
ˌvī-ə-ˈlin
1
: a stringed musical instrument with four strings that is usually held against the shoulder under the chin and played with a bow
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