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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For a review of Julia Fischer (violin) and Jan Lisiecki (piano) in recital, go here.
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Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 18 Apr. 2025
The violin was taken about 9 p.m. April 11 at the Clark and Lake station.
—Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2025
The violin was recovered in an encampment near West 31st Street and Main Street, not far from USC.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
Made of pinewood, bird’s-eye maple and plain-cut sycamore, the violin is almost certainly the work of a Scottish luthier, Reid said.
—Corinna Da Fonseca-Wollheim, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
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Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 18 Apr. 2025
The violin was taken about 9 p.m. April 11 at the Clark and Lake station.
—Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2025
The violin was recovered in an encampment near West 31st Street and Main Street, not far from USC.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
Made of pinewood, bird’s-eye maple and plain-cut sycamore, the violin is almost certainly the work of a Scottish luthier, Reid said.
—Corinna Da Fonseca-Wollheim, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
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“Violin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/violin. Accessed 2 May. 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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