To determine the MENSUR of a violin/viola, first measure the distance from the nut to the edge of the violin next to the neck. Take this total (which is 13mm on most violins), divide by two (13 cm/2=6.5 cm), and multiply by three (6.5cm x 3= 19.5cm).
Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: 1  mutant(Noun) Something which has mutated, which has one or more new characteristics from a mutation. 2  mutant(Noun) Someone or something that seems strange, abnormal, or bizarre. 3  mutant(Adjective) That has undergone mutation.  mutant(Adjective) Strange, abnormal, or bizarre.
A mutation is a genetic change that causes new and different characteristics, like the mutation on the dog's DNA that makes its tail shorter than its ancestors' tails. Mutation comes from the Latin word mutationem meaning a changing.. You might recognize this root in related words like mutate, mutable, and mutant. We often think of mutations as changes in an animal's genetic structure, but there are other kinds of mutations.