ALL meanings of double bass
dou·ble bass
D d - noun double bass the largest instrument of the violin family, having three or, usually, four strings, rested vertically on the floor when played. 1
- noun double bass large stringed instrument 1
- noun double bass (music) The largest stringed instrument of the violin family. 0
- noun double bass The deepest of all male voices. 0
- variable noun double bass A double bass is the largest instrument in the violin family. You play the double bass with a bow while standing up and holding it upright in front of you. 0
- noun double bass a stringed instrument, the largest and lowest member of the violin family. Range: almost three octaves upwards from E in the space between the fourth and fifth leger lines below the bass staff. It is normally bowed in classical music, but it is very common in a jazz or dance band, where it is practically always played pizzicato 0
- adjective double bass of or relating to an instrument whose pitch lies below that regarded as the bass; contrabass 0
- adjective double bass of or relating to an instrument whose pitch lies below that regarded as the bass 0
- noun double bass the largest and deepest-toned instrument of the violin family (formerly, of the viol family), with a range of approximately three octaves 0