double-bass
91double — doubleness, n. doubler, n. /dub euhl/, adj., n., v., doubled, doubling, adv. adj. 1. twice as large, heavy, strong, etc.; twofold in size, amount, number, extent, etc.: a double portion; a new house double the size of the old one. 2. composed of… …
92bass — Synonyms and related words: A string, Amati, Cremona, D string, E string, G string, Heldentenor, Meistersinger, Strad, Stradivari, Stradivarius, accompaniment, alto, aria singer, baritenor, baritone, bass viol, basso, basso buffo, basso cantante …
93bass — 1 noun 1 (C) a man whose singing or speaking voice is very low 2 (singular) the part of a piece of music that this person sings 3 (U) the lower half of the whole range of musical notes compare treble 3 (1) 4 (C) a bass guitar: on bass (=playing… …
94bass — I [[t]beɪs[/t]] adj. 1) mad low in pitch; of the lowest pitch or range 2) mad of or pertaining to the lowest part in harmonic music 3) mad the bass part 4) mad a bass voice, singer, or instrument 5) mad double bass • Etymology: 1400–50; late ME,… …
95bass — [beɪs] noun I 1) [C/U] the lowest male singing voice, or a man who sings with this type of voice 2) [U] the lower half of the full range of musical notes See: treble III 3) bass or bass guitar [C] an electric guitar that produces very low notes… …
96Double Base — Dieser Artikel behandelt eine Technik beim Schlagzeugspiel; im Englischen wird auch der Kontrabass als Double Bass bezeichnet Drum Set mit zwei Bass Drums Doublebass ist eine Zweifußtechnik beim Schlagzeugspiel, die eine schnelle, treibende… …
97bass — {{11}}bass (adj.) late 14c., of things, low, not high, from L.L. bassus short, low (see BASE (Cf. base) (adj.)). Meaning low in social scale or rank is recorded from late 14c. Of voices and music notes, from mid 15c. (technically, ranging from… …
98bass — bass1 [beɪs] noun 1》 the lowest adult male singing voice. 2》 [as modifier] denoting the member of a family of instruments that is the lowest in pitch. ↘informal a bass guitar or double bass. 3》 the low frequency output of a radio or audio… …
99bass viol — noun 1. viol that is the bass member of the viol family with approximately the range of the cello • Syn: ↑viola da gamba, ↑gamba • Hypernyms: ↑viol 2. largest and lowest member of the violin family • Syn: ↑bass fiddle, ↑ …
100bass fiddle — noun largest and lowest member of the violin family • Syn: ↑bass viol, ↑bull fiddle, ↑double bass, ↑contrabass, ↑string bass • Hypernyms: ↑bowed stringed instrument, ↑string, ↑ …
