1.
2.
[syn: Viola, genus Viola]
3. a bowed stringed instrument slightly larger than a violin, tuned a fifth lower;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Viola \Vi"o*la\, n. [L., a violet. See Violet.] (Bot.)
A genus of polypetalous herbaceous plants, including all
kinds of violets.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Viola \Vi"o*la\, n. [It. See Viol.] (Mus.)
An instrument in form and use resembling the violin, but
larger, and a fifth lower in compass.
[1913 Webster]
Viola da braccio [It., viol for the arm], the tenor viol,
or viola, a fifth lower than the violin. Its part is
written in the alto clef, hence it is sometimes called the
alto.
Viola da gamba [It., viol for the leg], an instrument
resembling the viola, but larger, and held between the
knees. It is now rarely used.
Viola da spalla [It., viol for the shoulder], an instrument
formerly used, resembling the viola, and intermediate in
size between the viola and the viola da gamba.
Viola di amore [It., viol of love: cf. F. viole d'amour], a
viol, larger than the viola, having catgut strings upon,
and brass or steel wires under, the keyboard. These,
sounding sympathetically with the strings, yield a
peculiarly soft and silvery sound. It is now seldom used.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
viola
n 1: any of the numerous plants of the genus Viola
2: large genus of flowering herbs of temperate regions [syn:
Viola, genus Viola]
3: a bowed stringed instrument slightly larger than a violin,
tuned a fifth lower
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
97 Moby Thesaurus words for "viola":
A string, Amati, Cremona, D string, E string, English horn,
G string, Strad, Stradivari, Stradivarius, bass, bass viol,
bassoon, block flute, bombard, bourdon, bow, bridge, bull fiddle,
cello, claribel, clarinet, clarion, concert flute, contrabass,
cornet, cornopean, cromorna, crowd, cymbel, diapason, double bass,
dulciana, fiddle, fiddlebow, fiddlestick, fingerboard, flute stop,
foundation stop, fourniture, gamba, gedeckt, gemshorn,
harmonic flute, hybrid stop, kit, kit fiddle, kit violin,
koppel flute, larigot, melodia, mixture, mutation stop, nazard,
oboe, octave, organ stop, piccolo, plein jeu, posaune, principal,
quint, quintaten, rank, ranket, reed stop, register, rohr flute,
scroll, sesquialtera, shawm, soundboard, spitz flute, stop,
stopped diapason, stopped flute, string, string diapason,
string stop, tenor violin, tierce, tremolo, trombone, trumpet,
tuning peg, twelfth, unda maris, vibrato, violin, violinette,
violoncello, violoncello piccolo, violone, violotta, voix celeste,
vox angelica, vox humana
V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (February 2016):
VIOLA
Vertically Intergrated Optical Testbed for Large Applications
(DFN)
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018):
Viola
An experimental hypercard-like interpreted hypertext
system by Pei Y. Wei of Berkeley.
(1994-11-30)
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Viola, WI -- U.S. village in Wisconsin
Population (2000): 667
Housing Units (2000): 319
Land area (2000): 1.053815 sq. miles (2.729368 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.053815 sq. miles (2.729368 sq. km)
FIPS code: 82900
Located within: Wisconsin (WI), FIPS 55
Location: 43.507552 N, 90.670178 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 54664
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Viola, WI
Viola
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Viola, AR -- U.S. town in Arkansas
Population (2000): 381
Housing Units (2000): 181
Land area (2000): 1.290812 sq. miles (3.343187 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.003040 sq. miles (0.007873 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.293852 sq. miles (3.351060 sq. km)
FIPS code: 72140
Located within: Arkansas (AR), FIPS 05
Location: 36.397319 N, 91.983233 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 72583
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Viola, AR
Viola
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Viola, DE -- U.S. town in Delaware
Population (2000): 156
Housing Units (2000): 62
Land area (2000): 0.177590 sq. miles (0.459956 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.177590 sq. miles (0.459956 sq. km)
FIPS code: 74330
Located within: Delaware (DE), FIPS 10
Location: 39.042224 N, 75.571595 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 19979
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Viola, DE
Viola
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Viola, NY -- U.S. Census Designated Place in New York
Population (2000): 5931
Housing Units (2000): 1738
Land area (2000): 2.705296 sq. miles (7.006683 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 2.705296 sq. miles (7.006683 sq. km)
FIPS code: 77574
Located within: New York (NY), FIPS 36
Location: 41.126295 N, 74.083285 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Viola, NY
Viola
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Viola, IL -- U.S. village in Illinois
Population (2000): 956
Housing Units (2000): 401
Land area (2000): 0.827121 sq. miles (2.142234 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.827121 sq. miles (2.142234 sq. km)
FIPS code: 78123
Located within: Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
Location: 41.203833 N, 90.584620 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 61486
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Viola, IL
Viola
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Viola, KS -- U.S. city in Kansas
Population (2000): 211
Housing Units (2000): 79
Land area (2000): 0.158445 sq. miles (0.410370 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.158445 sq. miles (0.410370 sq. km)
FIPS code: 74025
Located within: Kansas (KS), FIPS 20
Location: 37.483526 N, 97.644918 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 67149
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Viola, KS
Viola
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Viola, TN -- U.S. town in Tennessee
Population (2000): 129
Housing Units (2000): 59
Land area (2000): 0.166247 sq. miles (0.430578 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.166247 sq. miles (0.430578 sq. km)
FIPS code: 77400
Located within: Tennessee (TN), FIPS 47
Location: 35.538085 N, 85.860606 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Viola, TN
Viola