sub-bass
noun
ˈsəb+ˌ-
plural sub-basses
1
Sub-bass plural Sub-basses : an organ pedal stop of 32′ pitch or 16′ pitch
2
: a range of low frequencies extending from approximately the lower limit of the bass voice to the lower limit of human hearing
also : sound in this frequency range
The music wasn't audible through the din, but she felt the sub-bass throbbing through the floor.
Word History
Etymology
sub- + bass
- in the round
- in the running
- in the saddle
- in the sales
- in the same boat
- in the same breath
- in the same mold as
- in the second degree
- in the second place
- in the shadow of
- in the shape of
- in the shit
- in the short run
- in the short term
- in the soup
- in the space of
- in the spotlight
- in the springtime
- in the stars
- in the street
- in the strict sense
- in the strict sense of the word
- in the strict/strictest sense (of the word)
- in the strictest sense
- in the strictest sense of the word