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violet
Any of the approximately 500 species of herbaceous plants or low shrubs that make up the genus Viola, which includes the small, solid-colored violets and the larger-flowered, often multicolored violas and pansies. Many Viola species have two types of flowers: the showy spring flower is infertile; the less conspicuous summer flower is self-fertilizing. The best-known species of Viola have heart-shaped leaves. The popular florist's violets, consisting of several hybrids (many of them V. odorata), are usually called sweet violets. The family Violaceae, to which Viola belongs, has members worldwide; they are typically small trees and shrubs that grow as low vegetation beneath the taller trees of forests. The so-called African violet belongs to the gesneriad family. See also dogtooth violet.
Solent
Strait of the English Channel. It extends 15 mi (24 km) between mainland England and the Isle of Wight and varies in width from 2 to 5 mi (3 to 8 km). The submerged valley of a former eastward-flowing river, it is the scene of yacht races and is famous for the naval reviews off Spithead.
violin
Family of bowed stringed instruments consisting of the violin, viola, cello, and double bass. The instrument called the violin is the family's highest-pitched member. It has a fretless fingerboard, four strings, and a distinctively shaped wooden body whose "waist" permits freedom of bowing. It is held on the shoulder and bowed with the right hand. It has a wide range of over four octaves. It evolved in Italy in the 16th cent. from the medieval fiddle and other instruments. Its average proportions were settled by the 17th cent., but innovations in the 18th-19th cent. increased its tonal power. With its brilliance, agility, and singing tone, the violin has been immensely important in Western art music, and it has the largest and most distinguished repertoire of any stringed instrument, including thousands of concertos. From the mid-17th cent. it has been the foundation of the symphony orchestra, which today usually includes 20-26 violins, and is also widely used in chamber music and as a solo instrument. It is played as a folk instrument in many countries, folk violins being often called fiddles.
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