Illustration of 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
violin
noun
vi·o·lin
ˌvī-ə-ˈlin 
: 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 4¹/₂ octaves and having a shallow body, shoulders at right angles to the neck, a fingerboard without frets, and a curved bridge
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Lu, who grew up playing violin and taught herself how to play the electric guitar, was still going to school for computer science in the Bay Area full-time, traveling back and forth between Los Angeles.
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Julie Mendes, AZCentral.com, 3 Oct. 2025
In the clip, which sees Reid's Lestat singing and sawing a violin, fans are treated to a brief snippet of Lestat's anthemic music.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025
Lu, who grew up playing violin and taught herself how to play the electric guitar, was still going to school for computer science in the Bay Area full-time, traveling back and forth between Los Angeles.
—John Lonsdale, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2025
The set finds her playing guitar, bass, violin and banjo, while singing songs that feel both raw with emotion yet refined in delivery.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Violin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/violin. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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violin
noun
vi·o·lin
ˌvī-ə-ˈlin
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: a stringed musical instrument with four strings that is usually held against the shoulder under the chin and played with a bow
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