violoncello

A cello.

The modern form of the medieval viola da gamba.

In organ-building, a pedal stop of eight-feet tone, having metal pipes of narrow scale and a very string-like quality.

A stringed instrument of music; a bass viol of four strings, or a bass violin with long, large strings, giving sounds an octave lower than the viola, or tenor or alto violin.

A large stringed instrument of the violin family, but smaller than the double bass.

a large stringed instrument; seated player holds it upright while playing