bass clef

[beys]

noun

Music.

1. a symbol placed on the fourth line of a staff to indicate that the fourth line of the staff corresponds to the F next below middle C; F clef.

bass clef

/ beɪs /

noun

1. Also called: F clef. the clef that establishes F a fifth below middle C on the fourth line of the staff

Word History and Origins

Origin of bass clef¹

First recorded in 1900–05