contrabass

con·tra·bass

C0604900 (kŏn′trə-bās′)n. See double bass.adj. Pitched an octave below the normal bass range.

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[Obsolete Italian contrabasso : Italian contra-, against (from Latin contrā-; see contra-) + Italian basso, bass (from Medieval Latin bassus, low).]

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con′tra·bass′ist n.

contrabass

(ˌkɒntrəˈbeɪs) n1. (Instruments) a member of any of various families of musical instruments that is lower in pitch than the bass2. (Instruments) another name for double bassadj (Instruments) of or denoting the instrument of a family that is lower than the bass contrabassist n

con•tra•bass

(ˈkɒn trəˌbeɪs)

n. 1. double bass. adj. 2. pitched an octave below the bass in a family of instruments. [1590–1600; < Italian contrabbasso=contra- contra-² + basso bass1] con′tra•bass`ist (-ˌbeɪ sɪst, -ˌbæs ɪst) n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	contrabass - largest and lowest member of the violin familybass fiddle, bull fiddle, double bass, string bass, bass violbass - the member with the lowest range of a family of musical instrumentsbowed stringed instrument, string - stringed instruments that are played with a bow; "the strings played superlatively well"
Adj.	1.	contrabass - pitched an octave below normal bass instrumental or vocal range; "contrabass or double-bass clarinet"double-basslow-pitched, low - used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency

Translations

контрабас