cello
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.
Synonyms
- violoncello
A kind of
- bowed stringed instrument
Example sentences
Word history
From Italian "violoncello" (little violone).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “cello” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.