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  5  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Viola  \Vi"o*la\,  n.  [L.,  a  violet.  See  {Violet}.]  (Bot.) 
  A  genus  of  polypetalous  herbaceous  plants,  including  all 
  kinds  of  violets. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Viola  \Vi"o*la\,  n.  [It.  See  {Viol}.]  (Mus.) 
  An  instrument  in  form  and  use  resembling  the  violin,  but 
  larger,  and  a  fifth  lower  in  compass. 
 
  {Viola  da  braccio}  [It.,  viol  for  the  arm],  the  tenor  viol, 
  or  viola,  a  fifth  lower  than  the  violin.  Its  part  is 
  written  in  the  alto  clef,  hence  it  is  sometimes  called  the 
  {alto}. 
 
  {Viola  da  gamba}  [It.,  viol  for  the  leg],  an  instrument 
  resembling  the  viola,  but  larger,  and  held  between  the 
  knees.  It  is  now  rarely  used 
 
  {Viola  da  spalla}  [It.,  viol  for  the  shoulder],  an  instrument 
  formerly  used  resembling  the  viola,  and  intermediate  in 
  size  between  the  viola  and  the  viola  da  gamba. 
 
  {Viola  di  amore}  [It.,  viol  of  love:  cf  F.  viole  d'amour],  a 
  viol,  larger  than  the  viola,  having  catgut  strings  upon 
  and  brass  or  steel  wires  under  the  keyboard.  These 
  sounding  sympathetically  with  the  strings,  yield  a 
  peculiarly  soft  and  silvery  sound.  It  is  now  seldom  used 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  viola 
  n  1:  any  of  the  numerous  plants  of  the  genus  Viola 
  2:  slightly  larger  than  a  violin,  tuned  a  fifth  lower 
 
  From  U.S.  Gazetteer  (1990)  [gazetteer]: 
 
  Viola,  AR  (town,  FIPS  72140) 
  Location:  36.39616  N,  91.98494  W 
  Population  (1990):  320  (152  housing  units) 
  Area:  3.4  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water) 
  Zip  code(s):  72583 
  Viola,  DE  (town,  FIPS  74330) 
  Location:  39.04211  N,  75.57195  W 
  Population  (1990):  153  (58  housing  units) 
  Area:  0.5  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water) 
  Zip  code(s):  19979 
  Viola,  ID 
  Zip  code(s):  83872 
  Viola,  IL  (village,  FIPS  78123) 
  Location:  41.20524  N,  90.58741  W 
  Population  (1990):  964  (399  housing  units) 
  Area:  2.1  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water) 
  Zip  code(s):  61486 
  Viola,  KS  (city,  FIPS  74025) 
  Location:  37.48246  N,  97.64456  W 
  Population  (1990):  185  (69  housing  units) 
  Area:  0.4  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water) 
  Zip  code(s):  67149 
  Viola,  MN 
  Zip  code(s):  55934 
  Viola,  NY  (CDP,  FIPS  77574) 
  Location:  41.12938  N,  74.08247  W 
  Population  (1990):  4504  (1370  housing  units) 
  Area:  7.0  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water) 
  Viola,  TN  (town,  FIPS  77400) 
  Location:  35.53803  N,  85.86063  W 
  Population  (1990):  123  (55  housing  units) 
  Area:  0.4  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water) 
  Viola,  WI  (village,  FIPS  82900) 
  Location:  43.50756  N,  90.67311  W 
  Population  (1990):  644  (306  housing  units) 
  Area:  2.7  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water) 
  Zip  code(s):  54664 
 
  From  The  Free  On-line  Dictionary  of  Computing  (13  Mar  01)  [foldoc]: 
 
  Viola 
 
  An  experimental  {hypercard}-like  interpreted  {hypertext} 
  system  by  Pei  Y.  Wei  of  {Berkeley}. 
 
  (1994-11-30)




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