cello

A large stringed musical instrument that is held upright between the seated player's knees and played with a bow.

• 🇫🇷Instrument de musique à cordes frottées, plus grand que l'alto, que l'on tient entre les jambes et dont on joue avec un archet.

1. Stringed musical instrument B1 formal

   A large bowed string instrument with four strings, played while seated and held between the knees.

   • She has been playing the cello since she was ten years old.
   • The cello section provided a deep, rich sound in the orchestra.
   • He carefully tuned his cello before the concert.

   🇫🇷Violoncelle

   Synonymes: violoncello

• cellos plural form
• cellos' possessive plural form
• cello's possessive singular form