What is the meaning of bass?

noun

  • The lowest part of the musical range.
  • The lowest part in polyphonic music.
  • An adult male singer with the lowest voice.
  • The lean flesh of a saltwater fish of the family Serranidae.
  • Any of various North American freshwater fish with lean flesh (especially of the genus Micropterus.
  • The lowest adult male singing voice.
  • The member with the lowest range of a family of musical instruments.
  • Nontechnical name for any of numerous edible marine and freshwater spiny-finned fishes.

adjective

  • Having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range.
    • usage: "a deep voice"; "a bass voice is lower than a baritone voice"; "a bass clarinet"
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