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 4½ 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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Produced by Kabir Sehgal, the album features contributions from musicians Subir Roy on flute, Debashis Halder on sarangi, Uday Mukherjee on tabla and percussion, Deb Sankar Roy on violin, Bhaskar Jyoti Kalita on flute, and Uditya Lahkar on percussion.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
That led to her refreshing her skills on the violin and wanting to learn the classical repertoire written for it.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
There was little time to draw breath between art classes, violin making, and disquisitions on John Ruskin.
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Michelle Wilson Trujillo plays the violin at the Mi Vida String shop.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
That led to her refreshing her skills on the violin and wanting to learn the classical repertoire written for it.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
There was little time to draw breath between art classes, violin making, and disquisitions on John Ruskin.
—Richard Godwin, Travel + Leisure, 5 Feb. 2026
Michelle Wilson Trujillo plays the violin at the Mi Vida String shop.
—Alan Gionet, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
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“Violin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/violin. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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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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