bowed stringed instrument

Noun
  1. Stringed instruments that are played with a bow (synset 102883788)
    "the strings played superlatively well"
    is a type of: stringed instrument - a musical instrument in which taut strings provide the source of sound
    subtypes:
    • bass fiddle, bass viol, bull fiddle, contrabass, double bass, string bass - largest and lowest member of the violin family
    • cello, violoncello - a large stringed instrument; seated player holds it upright while playing
    • viol - any of a family of bowed stringed instruments that preceded the violin family
    • viola - a bowed stringed instrument slightly larger than a violin, tuned a fifth lower
    • fiddle, violin - bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow
    has: fingerboard - a narrow strip of wood on the neck of some stringed instruments (violin or cello or guitar etc) where the strings are held against the wood with the fingers
    same as: string

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