Definition of contrabass Contrabass
con•tra•bass
We found 8 definitions of contrabass from 6 different sources.
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What does contrabass mean?
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| contrabass - pitched an octave below normal bass instrumental or vocal range; "contrabass or double-bass clarinet" | ||
| double-bass | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- contrabass (n.)
Double bass; -- applied to any instrument of the same deep range as the stringed double bass; as, the contrabass ophicleide; the contrabass tuba or bombardon.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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contrabass
The largest and lowest pitched bowed string instrument used in the modern symphony orchestra.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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contrabass
kon′tra-bās, n. the double-bass viol, giving the lower octave to the bass in the orchestra.—adj. applied to other instruments taking a similar part.—Also Contrabas′so and Count′erbase
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🔤- contrabass, noun, singular of contrabasses.
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