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Violin vs Vial - What's the difference?

violin | vial |

As nouns the difference between violin and vial

is that violin is (label) (string instrument) while vial is violin.

violin

English

(wikipedia violin)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (musical instruments) A musical four-string instrument, generally played with a bow or by plucking the string. Pitch is set by pressing the strings at the appropriate place with the fingers.
  • *
  • (music) A violinist.
    • The first violin often plays the lead melody lines in a string quartet.

    Synonyms

    * fiddle

    Related terms

    * first violin * second violin * viol * viola * violinist * violoncello

    See also

    * second fiddle

    See also

    * bass viol * cello * double bass * viola * first violinist * second violinist ----

    vial

    English

    (vial)

    Alternative forms

    * phial

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A glass vessel or bottle, especially a small tube-shaped bottle used to store medicine, perfume or other chemical.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Take thou this vial , being then in bed, / And this distilled liquor thou off.

    Synonyms

    * ampoule * test tube * vacutainer

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To put or keep in, or as in, a vial.

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