double-bass
1double bass — double bassist. /bays/ 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. [1720 30] * * * Lowest pitched of …
2Double bass — Double Dou ble (d[u^]b l), a. [OE. doble, duble, double, OF. doble, duble, double, F. double, fr. L. duplus, fr. the root of duo two, and perh. that of plenus full; akin to Gr. diplo os double. See {Two}, and {Full}, and cf. {Diploma}, {Duple}.]… …
3double bass — noun count a large musical instrument shaped like a VIOLIN that you rest on the floor and play standing up by pulling a bow across its strings. A double bass is a type of stringed instrument …
4double bass — [ˌdʌbəl ˈbeıs] n also bass a very large musical instrument shaped like a ↑violin that the musician plays standing up …
5Double Bass — [englisch, dʌbl beɪs], Kontrabass …
6double bass — ► NOUN ▪ the largest and lowest pitched instrument of the violin family …
7double bass — [bās] n. the largest and deepest toned instrument of the violin family (formerly, of the viol family), with a range of approximately three octaves …
8Double bass — Contrabass redirects here. For other uses, see Contrabass (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Acoustic bass guitar. For the technique used in percussion, see Double bass drum. Double Bass Side and front views of a modern double bass with a… …
9double bass — noun largest and lowest member of the violin family (Freq. 3) • Syn: ↑bass fiddle, ↑bass viol, ↑bull fiddle, ↑contrabass, ↑string bass • Hypernyms: ↑bowed stringed instrument, ↑ …
10double bass — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms double bass : singular double bass plural double basses music a large musical instrument shaped like a violin that you rest on the floor and play standing up by pulling a bow across its strings. A double bass… …
