cello

n. large four-stringed instrument of the violin family that is played with a bow while resting upright between the player's knees

The violoncello, usually abbreviated to cello, or 'cello (the c is pronounced as in the ch of "check"), is a bowed stringed instrument, a member of the violin family. A person who plays a cello is called a cellist. The cello is used as a solo instrument, in chamber music, and as a member of the string section of an orchestra.
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Noun
1. a large stringed instrument; seated player holds it upright while playing
(synonym) violoncello
(hypernym) bowed stringed instrument, string

n. cello, violoncello, stringed instrument in the violin family

n. cello, large four-stringed instrument of the violin family that is played with a bow while resting upright between the player's knees (Music)