cello vs violin

cello

noun
  • A large unfretted stringed instrument of the violin family with four strings tuned (lowest to highest) C-G-D-A and an endpin to support its weight, usually played with a bow. 

  • cellophane 

violin

noun
  • A small unfretted stringed instrument with four strings tuned (lowest to highest) G-D-A-E, usually held against the chin and played with a bow. 

  • Any instrument of the violin family, always inclusive of violins, violas, and cellos and sometimes further including the double bass. 

  • The position of a violinist in an orchestra or group. 

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

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