violoncello : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: violoncello	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for violoncello
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
violoncello n a large stringed instrument; seated player holds it upright while playing Synonym(s): cello, violoncello
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Violoncello \Vi`oloncel"lo\ (?; 277), n. [It. violoncello, dim. of violone a bass viol. See {Violone}.] (Mus.) 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.