指小提琴家族的中音樂器，較小提琴低一個五度音程。中提琴的琴身結構類似小提琴，但琴身和琴弦較小提琴長。

中提琴(P,,U,繁體中文-偏好,D,U,U)
chung t'i ch'in(P,,U,韋氏拼音-偏好,UF,U,U)
zhōng tí qín(P,,U,漢語拼音-偏好,UF,U,U)
zhong ti qin(P,,U,漢語拼音(無聲調)-偏好,UF,U,U)
violas(P,,U,英文-偏好,D,U,PN)
violas(P,,U,西班牙語-偏好,D,U,PN)
viola(,U,英文-非偏好,AD,U,SN)
viola(,U,西班牙語-非偏好,AD,U,SN)
violas da bracchia(,U,英文-非偏好,UF,U,N)
violas da braccio(,U,英文-非偏好,UF,U,N)
viole da braccio(,U,英文-非偏好,UF,U,N)
altviolen(P,,U,荷蘭語-偏好,D,U,U)
altviool(,U,荷蘭語-非偏好,AD,U,U)

藝術與建築詞典根目錄
....物件層面
........裝備與設備
............聲音裝置 (層級名)
................<依音響特性區分之聲音裝置>
....................弦鳴樂器
........................<似魯特琴的弦鳴樂器>
............................<似魯特琴的弦鳴樂器：以弓彈奏型>
................................提琴
....................................<小提琴家族樂器>
........................................中提琴

user(s) are....

中提琴家

英文....	Alto members of the violin family tuned a fifth below the violin; it is structurally identical with the violin but of longer body and string length.
荷蘭語....	Violen, een kwint lager gestemd de meest voorkomende en hooggestemde viool uit de vioolfamilie, qua bouw daaraan identiek, maar met groter klankkast en langere snaren.
西班牙語....	Miembros de registro alto de la familia del violín afinados una quinta bajo el violín; idénticos en estructura a éste, pero de cuerpo más largo y mayor longitud de cuerdas

中提琴............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	國立編譯館學術名詞資訊網
.................	簡明音樂詞典
.................	大英百科全書線上繁體中文版
chung t'i ch'in............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	TELDAP database (2009-)
zhōng tí qín............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	TELDAP database (2009-)
zhong ti qin............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	TELDAP database (2009-)
violas............	[VP]
.................	Bessaraboff, Ancient European Musical Instruments (1944) IND
.................	Marcuse, Musical Instruments Dictionary (1975) definition source
.................	Sadie, New Grove Dictionary of Musical Instruments (1984) illustration, Vol. 3, 753
viola............	[VP]
.................	CDMARC Subjects: LCSH (1988-)
.................	Chenhall, Revised Nomenclature (1988)
.................	Moliner, Diccionario de uso del español (2004) II:1532
.................	Dewey, Sistema de Clasificación Decimal Dewey e Índice Relativo (2000) 793
violas da bracchia............	[VP]
.................	Oxford English Dictionary (1989)
.................	Personal Communication List from BMFA from Sam Quigly, 2/28/92; spelt that way on his list.
violas da braccio............	[VP]
.................	Marcuse, Musical Instruments Dictionary (1975) 16th & 17th c. designation for violin family; during 17th, became reserved for alto instr, our viola
.................	Randel, New Harvard Dictionary of Music (1986) 16th & 17th c, bowed instrs played on the arm, thus violin family; see also violas
.................	Arnold, New Oxford Companion to Music (1983) used 17th c. for violins in general; 17th c. became identified with violas
viole da braccio............	[VP]
.................	Webster's Third New International Dictionary (1961) plural form
altviolen............	[Bureau AAT]
.................	AAT-Ned (1994-)
altviool............	[Bureau AAT]
.................	AAT-Ned (1994-)
Subject:............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	Algemene muziekencyclopedie (1961)

Getty AAT: 300042225 Getty AAT: http://www.getty.edu/vow/AATFullDisplay?find=costume&logic=AND¬e=&subjectid=300042225
聯合目錄： 中提琴 、chung t'i ch'in 、zhōng tí qín 、zhong ti qin 、violas 、viola 、violas da bracchia 、violas da braccio 、viole da braccio 、altviolen 、altviool 、violas 、viola