double bass

[ beys ]

/ beɪs /

noun

the largest instrument of the violin family, having three or, usually, four strings, rested vertically on the floor when played.

Also called bass fiddle, bass viol, contrabass, string bass.

Origin of double bass

First recorded in 1720–30

OTHER WORDS FROM double bass

double bassist, noun

Words nearby double bass

double back, double-bank, double bar, double-barreled, double-barrelled, double bass, double bassoon, double batten, double bed, double bill, double bind

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Example sentences from the Web for double bass

His right hand grasped the throat of the double-bass, on the top of which nodded Mrs. Buzza's night-cap.
The Astonishing History of Troy Town|Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
The double-bass chanced upon the janitor's little boy in the corridor, and asked him if he knew where our accompanist could be.
Life's Minor Collisions|Frances Warner
The dry recitative was supported by chords played by a double-bass and harpsichord or pianoforte.
How to Listen to Music, 7th ed.|Henry Edward Krehbiel
Two double-basses give only a semitone, which half a double-bass renders of itself.
Delsarte System of Oratory|Various

Just now she was learning the French horn and double-bass simultaneously.
Dodo's Daughter|E. F. Benson

British Dictionary definitions for double bass

double bass

/ (beɪs) /

noun

Also called (US): bass viol a stringed instrument, the largest and lowest member of the violin family. Range: almost three octaves upwards from E in the space between the fourth and fifth leger lines below the bass staff. It is normally bowed in classical music, but it is very common in a jazz or dance band, where it is practically always played pizzicatoInformal name: bass fiddle

adjective double-bass

of or relating to an instrument whose pitch lies below that regarded as the bass; contrabass

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Cultural definitions for double bass

double bass

Another name for the bass viol.

单词	double bass
释义	double bass [ beys ] / beɪs / noun the largest instrument of the violin family, having three or, usually, four strings, rested vertically on the floor when played. Also called bass fiddle, bass viol, contrabass, string bass. Origin of double bass First recorded in 1720–30 OTHER WORDS FROM double bass double bassist, noun Words nearby double bass double back, double-bank, double bar, double-barreled, double-barrelled, double bass, double bassoon, double batten, double bed, double bill, double bind Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for double bass His right hand grasped the throat of the double-bass, on the top of which nodded Mrs. Buzza's night-cap. The Astonishing History of Troy Town\|Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch The double-bass chanced upon the janitor's little boy in the corridor, and asked him if he knew where our accompanist could be. Life's Minor Collisions\|Frances Warner The dry recitative was supported by chords played by a double-bass and harpsichord or pianoforte. How to Listen to Music, 7th ed.\|Henry Edward Krehbiel Two double-basses give only a semitone, which half a double-bass renders of itself. Delsarte System of Oratory\|Various Just now she was learning the French horn and double-bass simultaneously. Dodo's Daughter\|E. F. Benson British Dictionary definitions for double bass double bass / (beɪs) / noun Also called (US): bass viol a stringed instrument, the largest and lowest member of the violin family. Range: almost three octaves upwards from E in the space between the fourth and fifth leger lines below the bass staff. It is normally bowed in classical music, but it is very common in a jazz or dance band, where it is practically always played pizzicatoInformal name: bass fiddle adjective double-bass of or relating to an instrument whose pitch lies below that regarded as the bass; contrabass Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for double bass double bass Another name for the bass viol. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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