con·tra·bass

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• con|tra|bass — «KON truh BAYS», noun, adjective. –n. 1. the lowest bass voice or instrument. 2. a large stringed instrument shaped like a cello and having a very low bass tone; double bass. –adj. sounding an octave lower than the normal bass …   Useful english dictionary

• con|tra|bass|ist — «KON truh BAY sihst», noun. a person who plays the contrabass …   Useful english dictionary

• con — con·acre; con·cat·e·nate; con·cave; con·ceal·er; con·ceit; con·cen·trate; con·cen·tra·tor; con·cen·tric; con·cep·tual; con·cern; con·cern·ing; con·cert; con·cer·tante; con·cer·ti·na; con·ces·sion·ary; con·cha; con·cin·nate; con·com·i·tant;… …   English syllables

• bass — bass; bass·ing; bass·ist; bass·ly; bass·ness; bass·ra; con·tra·bass·ist; oc·to·bass; sub·bass; con·tra·bass; …   English syllables

• tra — in·tra·bi·on·tic; in·tra·cartilaginous; in·tra·cav·i·tar·i·ly; in·tra·cav·i·tary; in·tra·cellular; in·tra·cerebral; in·tra·cervical; in·tra·chordal; in·tra·cisternal; in·tra·city; in·tra·coastal; in·tra·company; in·tra·continental;… …   English syllables

• contrabass — con·tra·bass …   English syllables

• contrabass — con•tra•bass [[t]ˈkɒn trəˌbeɪs[/t]] n. 1) mad double bass 2) mad pitched an octave below the bass in a family of instruments • Etymology: 1590–1600; < It contrabbasso=contra contra II+basso bass I con′tra•bass ist ˌbeɪ sɪst, ˌbæs ɪst n …   From formal English to slang

• contrabass — con|tra|bass [ˌkɔntrəˈbeıs US ˌka:n ] n [Date: 1800 1900; : Italian; Origin: contrabbasso, from contra ( CONTRALTO) + basso ( BASSOON)] a ↑double bass …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• contrabassist — con·tra·bass·ist …   English syllables

• Contrabass — Con tra*bass , n. (Mus.) The lowest stringed instrument of the violin family; the {double bass}; also applied to any instrument of the same deep range as the stringed double bass; as, the contrabass ophicleide; the contrabass tuba or bombardon.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English