Definitions for double bassbeɪs
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
dou′ble bass′beɪs(n.)
the largest instrument of the violin family, having three or, usu., four strings, rested vertically on the floor when played.
Category: Music and Dance
Origin of double bass:
1720–30
dou′ble bass′ist(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
bass fiddle, bass viol, bull fiddle, double bass, contrabass, string bass(adj)
largest and lowest member of the violin family
contrabass, double-bass(adj)
pitched an octave below normal bass instrumental or vocal range
"contrabass or double-bass clarinet"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
double bass(noun)ˈdʌb əl
the largest of the stringed instruments in an orchestra
to play the double bass
Wiktionary
double bass(Noun)
(music) The largest stringed instrument of the violin family.
double bass(Noun)
The deepest of all male voices.
Translations for double bass
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
double bass(noun singular)
a type of large stringed instrument, the largest and deepest in sound of the violin family.
- kontrabasAfrikaans
- أكْبَر آله وَتَرِيَّه تُشْبِه الكَمانArabic
- контра басBulgarian
- contrabaixoPortuguese (BR)
- kontrabasCzech
- der KontrabaßGerman
- kontrabasDanish
- κοντραμπάσοGreek
- contrabajoSpanish
- kontrabassEstonian
- کنترباس؛ صدای بسیار بمFarsi
- kontrabassoFinnish
- contrebasseFrench
- בִטנוּןHebrew
- दोहरी गूंजHindi
- dvostruki basCroatian
- nagybőgőHungarian
- kontrabasIndonesian
- kontrabassiIcelandic
- contrabbassoItalian
- ダブルベースJapanese
- 더블 베이스Korean
- kontrabosasLithuanian
- kontrabassLatvian
- bass besarMalay
- contrabasDutch
- kontrabassNorwegian
- kontrabasPolish
- کنترباس؛ صدای بسیار بمPersian
- دیړه جیږه آوازPashto
- contrabaixoPortuguese
- contrabasRomanian
- контрабасRussian
- kontrabasSlovak
- kontrabasSlovenian
- kontrabasSerbian
- kontrabasSwedish
- เครื่องดนตรีประเภทสายขนาดใหญ่ให้เสียงทุ้มThai
- kontrbasTurkish
- 低音提琴Chinese (Trad.)
- контрабасUkrainian
- وائلن کی طرح کے سازوں کے سب سے نچلی آواز اور سب سے بڑی آوازUrdu
- đàn công bátVietnamese
- 低音提琴Chinese (Simp.)
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