contrabass
(in any family of instruments) the member below the bass.
(in the violin family) the double bass.
of, relating to, or characteristic of such instruments: a contrabass trombone.
Origin of contrabass
1Other words from contrabass
- con·tra·bass·ist [kon-truh-bey-sist, -bas-ist], /ˈkɒn trəˌbeɪ sɪst, -ˌbæs ɪst/, noun
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How to use contrabass in a sentence
As a contrabass to the rhythm of the blacksmiths hammer, the booming murmur of the sea trembled across the summer air.
Cursed | George Allan EnglandDown the shaded street the metallic rhythm of the anvil was breaking through the contrabass of the surf.
Cursed | George Allan EnglandThe bombardon in B flat or C, an octave lower than the euphonium, corresponds to the contrabass tuba in the orchestra.
The tone was pleasant and full, but not powerful enough for the contrabass register in a military band.
Darwin had the contrabass played to an audience of sprouting garden-beans, in order to observe the effect of music on vegetation.
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British Dictionary definitions for contrabass
/ (ˌkɒntrəˈbeɪs) /
a member of any of various families of musical instruments that is lower in pitch than the bass
another name for double bass
of or denoting the instrument of a family that is lower than the bass
Derived forms of contrabass
- contrabassist (ˌkɒntrəˈbeɪsɪst, -ˈbæs-), noun
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