bass viol
bass viol · bass viols
A fretted, bowed, stringed musical instrument from the viola da gamba familyA fretted, bowed, stringed musical instrument from the viola da gamba family. It occupies the bass range and is the lowest instrument in the family. Similar to (but smaller than) a cello.
Meaning
1 sensesA fretted, bowed, stringed musical instrument from the viola da gamba family. It occupies the bass range and is the lowest instrument in the family. Similar to (but smaller than) a cello.
My piano teacher also plays the bass viol.
viol that is the bass member of the viol family with approximately the range of the cello
Forms
plural: bass viols| Singular | bass viol |
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Synonyms
11 synonymsdouble bassupright bassstring bassbass fiddlebass violindoghouse basscontrabassstand-up bassbull fiddle
Close in meaning
- largest and lowest member of the violin family:bass fiddlebull fiddledouble basscontrabassstring bass
- viol that is the bass member of the viol family with approximately the range of the cello:viola da gambagamba
Word family
2 related wordsRelateddivision viol
Derivedbass violist