Viola da gamba and Viol

Viola da gamba noun - Viol that is the bass member of the viol family with approximately the range of the cello.

Viol and viola da gamba are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Viol" instead a noun phrase "Viola da gamba".

Viol noun - Any of a family of bowed stringed instruments that preceded the violin family.

Viola da gamba and viol are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace phrase "Viola da gamba" with "Viol", this terms are similar.

Nearby Words: violation, viola