viola

«viola» in Mova's school dictionary: a string instrument like a violin but a little bigger… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a viola, violas)

meaning for a pupil

1) A viola is a string instrument like a violin but a little bigger, with a deeper, warmer sound; it is played with a bow and held under the chin. tree →

2) A viola is also a small garden flower, like a little pansy. tree →

3) Viola is a girl's name, as in Shakespeare's «Twelfth Night» (a name). tree →

sense in the lessons

In music lessons it is part of the string family: violin, viola, cello, double bass, from highest to lowest. Viola music is written in a special alto clef. In gardening and science, violas are easy plants for school gardens. Phrases: «play the viola», «viola section», «viola and violin».

examples

• I play the viola in the school orchestra. tree →
• The viola is a bit bigger than the violin and sounds deeper. tree →
• Viola players read music in the alto clef. tree →
• We planted purple violas in the school garden. tree →
• In the string family, the viola sits between the violin and the cello. tree →
• Viola is the heroine of a play by Shakespeare. tree →

note

Countable. The instrument is usually said «vee-OH-la»; the flower is often «VY-oh-la». Do not confuse with «violin» or «viol» (an older instrument).

In the corpora

• In the string family bigger instruments play lower: from highest to lowest they are violin, viola, cello and double bass.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «viola» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.