- con·tra·bass
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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