Definition of violas Violas
/viowˈlʌz/ - [veeowluz] -
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Wiktionary 
- violas (Noun)
Plural of viola.
Part of speech
🔤- violas, noun, plural of viola.
WordNet
NounPlural: violas |
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| viola - any of the numerous plants of the genus Viola | ||
| herbaceous plant, herb aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities | ||
| genus viola, viola a bowed stringed instrument slightly larger than a violin, tuned a fifth lower | ||
| violet a variable color that lies beyond blue in the spectrum | ||
| field pansy, viola arvensis, heartsease common Old World viola with creamy often violet-tinged flowers | ||
| horned violet, tufted pansy, viola cornuta European viola with an unusually long corolla spur | ||
| viola tricolor hortensis, pansy large-flowered garden plant derived chiefly from the wild pansy of Europe and having velvety petals of various colors | ||
| viola - large genus of flowering herbs of temperate regions | ||
| genus Viola | ||
| dilleniid dicot genus genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs | ||
| family violaceae, violaceae, violet family a family of order Parietales including the genera Viola, Hybanthus, Hymenanthera, Melicytus | ||
| viola - a bowed stringed instrument slightly larger than a violin, tuned a fifth lower | ||
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Wiktionary
- viola (Noun)
A stringed instrument of the violin family, somewhat larger than a violin, played under the chin, and having a deeper tone. - viola (Noun)
An organ stop having a similar tone. - viola (Noun)
A 10-string steel-string acoustic guitar , used in Brazilian folk music . - viola (Noun)
Any of several flowering plants, of the genus Viola, including the violets and pansies.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- viola (n.)
A genus of polypetalous herbaceous plants, including all kinds of violets. - viola (n.)
An instrument in form and use resembling the violin, but larger, and a fifth lower in compass.
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viola
A stringed musical instrument played with a bow which serves as the middle voice of the violin family. -
viola
Plant belonging to the genus Viola.
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A viola (pronounced vee-Oh-la) is a musical instrument which is similar to the violin and cello. The viola sounds lower than a violin, but higher than a cello. It has four strings, called the C, G, D, and A strings. The highest note is the A. The viola is played with a bow in the right hand. Playing with the bow is called arco. Sometimes the strings may be plucked (pizzicato).
When people see the viola, sometimes they think it is a violin. This is because the viola is only a little larger than a violin, and like the violin, the viola is held on the player's left shoulder. It is also because the sound of the viola is only five notes lower than the sound of the violin. The biggest difference between the viola and the violin is the different sound. The viola's lowest string is the "C" string and its highest string is the"A" string. The violin's lowest string is the "G" string and its highest string is the "E" string. Even though the viola and violin can play many of the same notes, they each have a special sound quality. Sometimes people describe the viola's sound as more "dark", "earthy", or "mellow" than the violin's sound.
The person that repairs violas is called a luthier.
People who write music often use the viola for harmony notes. It is one of the main instruments in a string quartet, along with two violins and a cello. The viola is found in chamber ensembles of string instruments only, and also in full symphony orchestras where strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion i
Part of speech
🔤- viola, noun, singular of violas.
