[dim. of viola] (Fr., OProv.: violon; Ger.: Violine; It.: violino),
1. bowed chordophone, treble member of a family comprising violin, viola, and violoncello, with 4 strings tuned g0 d1 a1 e2. Its over-all length averages 60 cm. (23½ in.), its body length, from the late 18th c. on, 35–36 cm. (13¾-14 in.), speaking length of its strings today 32.5– 32.7 cm. (ca. 12¾ in.). The violin consists of the following parts: a top or...