Violone
Pronunciation : Vi`o*lo"ne
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [It. violone, augment. of viola a viol. See Viol.] (Mus.)
Definition : Defn: The largest instrument of the bass-viol kind, having strings tuned an octave below those of the violoncello; the contrabasso; -- called also double bass. [Written also violono.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913