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bass ¹  (bs)

n. pl. bass or bass·es

1. Any of several North American freshwater fishes of the family Centrarchidae, related to but larger than the sunfishes.

2. Any of various marine fishes of the family Serranidae, such as the sea bass and the striped bass.

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[Middle English *bars, perch, from Old English bærs.]

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bass ²  (bs)

n.

1. A low-pitched sound or tone.

2. The tones in the lowest register of an instrument.

3.

a. A male singing voice of the lowest range.

b. A singer who has such a voice.

c. An instrument that sounds within this range.

d. Abbr. B A vocal or instrumental part written within this range.

4. An instrument, especially a double bass, that produces tones in a low register.

adj.

1. Having a deep tone.

2. Low in pitch.

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[Middle English bas, lowest musical part, from bas, low; see base².]

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bass¹

n

1. (Music, other) the lowest adult male voice usually having a range from E a 13th below middle C to D a tone above it

2. (Music, other) a singer with such a voice

(Music, other)

the bass the lowest part in a piece of harmony See also thorough bass

4. (Music / Instruments) Informal short for bass guitar, double bass

5. (Electronics)

a.  the low-frequency component of an electrical audio signal, esp in a record player or tape recorder

b.  the knob controlling this on such an instrument

adj

1. (Music, other) relating to or denoting the bass bass pitch the bass part

2. (Music / Instruments) denoting the lowest and largest instrument in a family a bass trombone

[C15 bas base¹; modern spelling influenced by basso]

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bass²

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various sea perches, esp Morone labrax, a popular game fish with one large spiny dorsal fin separate from a second smaller one See also sea bass, stone bass

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) another name for the European perch (see perch² (sense 1))

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various predatory North American freshwater percoid fishes, such as Micropterus salmoides, (largemouth bass): family Centrarchidae (sunfishes, etc.) See also black bass, rock bass

[changed from base², influenced by Italian basso low]

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bass³

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) another name for bast [1]

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) short for basswood

3. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Angling) Also called fish bass a bast fibre bag for holding an angler's catch

[changed from bast]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	bass - the lowest part of the musical range pitch - the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
	2.	bass - the lowest part in polyphonic music bass part part, voice - the melody carried by a particular voice or instrument in polyphonic music; "he tried to sing the tenor part" ground bass - a short melody in the bass that is constantly repeated basso continuo, continuo, figured bass, thorough bass - a bass part written out in full and accompanied by numbers to indicate the chords to be played
	3.	bass - an adult male singer with the lowest voice basso singer, vocalist, vocalizer, vocaliser - a person who sings
	4.	bass - the lean flesh of a saltwater fish of the family Serranidae sea bass sea bass - any of various food and sport fishes of the Atlantic coast of the United States having an elongated body and long spiny dorsal fin saltwater fish - flesh of fish from the sea used as food striped bass, striper - caught along the Atlantic coast of the United States
	5.	bass - any of various North American freshwater fish with lean flesh (especially of the genus Micropterus) freshwater bass freshwater bass - North American food and game fish freshwater fish - flesh of fish from fresh water used as food largemouth bass - flesh of largemouth bass smallmouth bass - flesh of smallmouth bass
	6.	bass - the lowest adult male singing voice bass voice, basso singing voice - the musical quality of the voice while singing basso profundo - a very deep bass voice
	7.	bass - the member with the lowest range of a family of musical instruments bull fiddle, contrabass, double bass, string bass, bass fiddle, bass viol - largest and lowest member of the violin family bass guitar - the guitar with six strings that has the lowest pitch bass horn, sousaphone, tuba - the lowest brass wind instrument bombard, bombardon - a large shawm; the bass member of the shawm family musical instrument, instrument - any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds
	8.	bass - nontechnical name for any of numerous edible marine and freshwater spiny-finned fishes percoid, percoid fish, percoidean - any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of the order Perciformes freshwater bass - North American food and game fish
Adj.	1.	bass - having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range; "a deep voice"; "a bass voice is lower than a baritone voice"; "a bass clarinet" deep low-pitched, low - used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency

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bass

adjective deep, low, resonant, sonorous, low-pitched, deep-toned a bass guitar

Translations

bass¹ [beɪs] (Mus)

A. ADJ → bajo

B. N (= voice, singer, guitar) → bajo m; (= double bass) → contrabajo m

C. CPD bass baritone N → barítono m bajo
bass clef N → clave f de fa
bass drum N → bombo m
bass flute N → flauta f contralto
bass guitar N → bajo m
bass horn N → trompa f baja
bass strings NPL → instrumentos mpl de cuerda bajos
bass trombone N → trombón m bajo
bass tuba N → tuba f
bass viol N → viola f de gamba baja

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bass² [bæs] N (= fish) → róbalo m

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bass [ˈbæs ˈbeɪs] n

(= instrument) → basse f
He plays the bass → Il joue de la basse. double bass

(= singer) → basse f (= voice) → voix f de basse
He's a bass → Il est basse.

[stereo] → basse f
Turn down the bass → Baisse les basses.

(= sea fish) → bar m, loup m (= river fish) → perche f
bass clef [ˌbeɪsˈklɛf] n → clé f de fa
bass drum [ˌbeɪsˈdrʌm] n → grosse caisse f
basset hound [ˈbæsɪthaʊnd] n → basset m
bass guitar [ˌbeɪsgɪˈtɑː^r] n → guitare f basse
bass guitarist n → bassiste mf

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bass:

bass clef

n → Bassschlüssel m

bass drum

n → große Trommel

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bass¹ (Mus)

n → Bass m

adj → Bass-

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bass²

n pl <-(es)> (= fish) → (Wolfs)barsch m

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bass¹ [beɪs] (Mus)

1. adj → basso/a

2. n (voice) → voce f di basso; (singer) → basso; (double bass) → contrabbasso; (guitar) → basso (elettrico); (on hi-fi) → basso

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bass² [bæs] n (fish, freshwater) → pesce m persico; (seawater) → spigola

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bass¹

n bass [beis]

(a singer having) a male voice of the lowest pitch. basstem مُغَنٍ جَهير الصَّوْت бас bas, basista bas; basstemme der Baß μπάσος bajo bass بم ترین صدای مردانه basso basse בַּס मन्द्र bas basszus bas bassi, bassarödd basso 低音 저음부, 베이스 bosas bass suara bes bas basstemme bas baixo bas бас bas, basista bas bas bas เสียงร้องต่ำที่สุดของนักร้องชาย bas, kalın ses 男低音 бас مردانہ آواز میں گانے والی عورت giọng nam trầm 男低音

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bass²

n bass [bӕs]

a type of fish of the perch family. baars سَمَك ذِئْب البَحْر: القاروس вид морска риба okoun bars; havaborre der Barsch λαβράκι róbalo, lubina ahven ماهی بس ahven perche דַג בָּאס समुद्री मछली grgeč, lubin (fekete) sügér nama ikan sebangsa bandeng vartari persico すずき (魚) 배스(농어류) ešerys asaris sejenis ikan baars havabbor okoń perca biban окунь ostriež ostriž grgeč havsabborre ปลาน้ำจืดชนิดหนึ่งคล้ายปลาตะเพียน levrek 鱸魚 морський окунь مچھلی کی قسم cá vược 鲈鱼

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bass → سمك القاروس bas bas Bass μπάσο bajo basso basse bas spigola バス 베이스 bas havabbor bas baixo бас bas โทนเสียงต่ำ bas giọng nam trầm 低音声部