CELLO

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cello mean? 

• CELLO (noun)
  The noun CELLO has 1 sense:

1. a large stringed instrument; seated player holds it upright while playing

  Familiarity information: CELLO used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CELLO (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A large stringed instrument; seated player holds it upright while playing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

cello; violoncello

Hypernyms ("cello" is a kind of...):

bowed stringed instrument; string (stringed instruments that are played with a bow)

Derivation:

cellist (someone who plays a violoncello)

 Context examples 

A dosing unit equal to the amount of active ingredient(s) contained in a cello pack.

(Cello Pack Dosing Unit, NCI Thesaurus)