transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌvī-ə-ˈlin ]
noun
Etymology: Italian violino, diminutive of viola
Date: circa 1576
: 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 4 1/2 octaves and having a shallow body, shoulders at right angles to the neck, a fingerboard without frets, and a curved bridge
• vi·o·lin·ist -ist noun
• vi·o·lin·ist·ic -ə-lə-ˈnis-tik adjective
[
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
]