English Explanatory Dictionary

octobass

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A very large bass requiring two musicians, one to finger and one to bow.

Word forms

octobass octobasses

Etymology

From octo- + bass. The name "octobass" comes from "octo-" meaning "eight" in Latin and "-bass", which is general name for any bass instrument (like "double bass", "contrabass" etc.). "Octo" is used because its range extending more than an octave below that of the double bass - it is tuned to A0, compared to the C1 that a double bass can stretch to, which makes octobass the lowest chordophone ever created.

Derived words

octobassist
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