This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
bass viol
[ beys ]
/ beɪs /
Save This Word!
This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
noun
viola da gamba.
QUIZ
QUIZ YOURSELF ON "IS" VS. "ARE"
"Is" it time for a new quiz? "Are" you ready? Then prove your excellent skills on using "is" vs. "are."
Question 1 of 7
IS and ARE are both forms of which verb?
Origin of bass viol
First recorded in 1580–90
Words nearby bass viol
bass reflex, bass response, bass saxophone, bass staff, Bass Strait, bass viol, basswood, bast, basta, bastard, bastard amber
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2022
How to use bass viol in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for bass viol
bass viol
/ (beɪs) /
noun
another name for viola da gamba
US a less common name for double bass (def. 1)
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Cultural definitions for bass viol
bass viol
[ (veye-uhl) ]
The largest and lowest-pitched instrument of the strings, also called a bass fiddle or double bass. The player must stand or sit on a tall stool to play it.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.