bass Meaning, Definition & Usage

noun the lowest part of the musical range
noun the lowest part in polyphonic music
bass part.
noun an adult male singer with the lowest voice
basso.
noun the lean flesh of a saltwater fish of the family Serranidae
sea bass.
noun any of various North American freshwater fish with lean flesh (especially of the genus Micropterus)
freshwater bass.
noun the lowest adult male singing voice
bass voice; basso.
noun the member with the lowest range of a family of musical instruments
noun nontechnical name for any of numerous edible marine and freshwater spiny-finned fishes
adjective satellite having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range
deep.
- a deep voice
- a bass voice is lower than a baritone voice
- a bass clarinet

A corruption of barse.

plural Bass, and sometimes Basses

(Zoöl.)

An edible, spiny-finned fish, esp. of the genera Roccus, Labrax, and related genera. There are many species. ✍ The common European bass is Labrax lupus. American species are: the striped bass (Roccus lineatus); white or silver bass of the lakes. (R. chrysops); brass or yellow bass (R. interruptus).
The two American fresh-water species of black bass (genus Micropterus). See Black bass.
Species of Serranus, the sea bass and rock bass. See Sea bass.
The southern, red, or channel bass (Sciæna ocellata). See Redfish. ✍ The name is also applied to many other fishes. See Calico bass, under Calico.

A corruption of bast.

(Bot.) The linden or lime tree, sometimes wrongly called whitewood; also, its bark, which is used for making mats. See Bast.
A hassock or thick mat.

F. basse, fr. bas low. See Base, a.

A bass, or deep, sound or tone.
(Mus.) (a) The lowest part in a musical composition. (b) One who sings, or the instrument which plays, bass. Written also base.