Meaning

Of sound, a voice or an instrument, low in pitch or frequency..

Definitions by Sense

1. Of sound, a voice or an instrument, low in pitch or frequency.
2. A low spectrum of sound tones.
3. (music) A section of a musical group that produces low-pitched sound, lower than the baritone and tenor.
4. (music) One who sings in the bass range.
5. (music) An instrument that plays in the bass range, in particular a double bass, bass guitar, electric bass or bass synthesiser.
6. (music notation) The clef sign that indicates that the pitch of the notes is below middle C; a bass clef.
7. (transitive) To sound in a deep tone.
8. The perch; any of various marine and freshwater fish resembling the perch, all within the order of Perciformes.

Example Sentences

The giant spoke in a deep, bass, rumbling voice that shook me to my boots.

Peter adjusted the equalizer on his audio equipment to emphasize the bass.

The conductor preferred to situate the bass in the middle rear, rather than to one side of the orchestra.

Halfway through middle school, Edgar morphed from a soprano to a bass, much to the amazement and amusement of his fellow choristers.

The musician swung the bass over his head like an axe and smashed it into the amplifier, creating a discordant howl of noise.

The score had been written without the treble and bass, but it was easy to pick out which was which based on the location of the notes on the staff.

[…] and the Thunder (That deepe and dreadfull Organ-Pipe) pronounc'd The name of Proſper : it did baſe my Treſpaſſe

BASS, 1, a door mat

Word Forms

• basser
• bassest
• base
• bass ]
• basses
• bassing
• bassed
• bass
• basse

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Use bass when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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