viola

(vē-ōˈlə)

1. A stringed instrument of the violin family, slightly larger than a violin, tuned a fifth lower, and having a deeper, more sonorous tone.
2. An organ stop usually of eight-foot or four-foot pitch yielding stringlike tones.

Related Forms:

• vi·oˈlist noun

(vī-ōˈlə, vē-, vīˈə-lə)