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Adjective: double-bass  'dú-bul'beys
  1. Pitched an octave below normal bass instrumental or vocal range
    "contrabass or double-bass clarinet";
    - contrabass
Noun: double bass  dú-bul beys
  1. Largest and lowest member of the violin family
    "The orchestra's deep tones were anchored by the resonant sound of the double bass";
    - bass fiddle, bass viol, bull fiddle, contrabass, string bass

Derived forms: double basses

See also: low, low-pitched

Type of: bass, bowed stringed instrument, string

Encyclopedia: Double-bass

Double bass