Cello vs. Violoncello

Cellonoun

(musical instruments) A large stringed instrument of the violin family with four strings, tuned from lowest to highest C-G-D-A, and played with a bow, also possessing an endpin to support the instrument's weight.

Cellonoun

cellophane

Cellonoun

A contraction for Violoncello.

Cellonoun

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

Cellonoun

a bass instrument of the violin family, held upright on the floor between the legs of the seated player.

Cello

The cello ( CHEL-oh; plural celli or cellos) or violoncello ( VY-ə-lən-CHEL-oh; Italian pronunciation: [vjolonˈtʃɛllo]) is a bowed (sometimes plucked and occasionally hit) string instrument of the violin family. Its four strings are usually tuned in perfect fifths: from low to high, C2, G2, D3 and A3.

Violoncellonoun

(musical instruments) A large stringed instrument of the violin family, but smaller than the double bass.

Violoncellonoun

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.

Violoncellonoun

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