# violin plot

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A form of box plot, but instead of boxes having layered shapes that indicate the probability density of the data at different values.

## Etymology
From the visual resemblance to the musical instrument.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/violin-plot