The difference between Bass viol and Violin

When used as nouns, bass viol means a fretted, bowed, stringed musical instrument from the viola da gamba family. it occupies the bass range and is the lowest instrument in the family. similar to (but smaller than) a cello, whereas violin means a musical four-string instrument, generally played with a bow or by plucking the string, with the pitch set by pressing the strings at the appropriate place with the fingers.

Violin is also verb with the meaning: to play on, or as if on, a violin.

check bellow for the other definitions of Bass viol and Violin

  1. Bass viol as a noun:

    A fretted, bowed, stringed musical instrument from the viola da gamba family. It occupies the bass range and is the lowest instrument in the family. Similar to (but smaller than) a cello.

    Examples:

    "My piano teacher also plays the bass viol."

  1. Violin as a noun (musical instrument):

    A musical four-string instrument, generally played with a bow or by plucking the string, with the pitch set by pressing the strings at the appropriate place with the fingers; also any instrument of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violin_family violin family].

  2. Violin as a noun (music):

    A violinist.

    Examples:

    "The first violin often plays the lead melody lines in a string quartet."

  1. Violin as a verb (ambitransitive):

    To play on, or as if on, a violin.

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