noun
- plural of contrabass; the largest and lowest-pitched stringed instruments in the violin family, also called double basses
Usage: musical instruments
Examples
- The orchestra’s contrabasses provided a rich, deep foundation for the symphony.
- Four contrabasses were positioned at the back of the string section.
- The contrabasses played a haunting melody in the lower register.
- She studied the fingering techniques used by professional contrabasses players.
- The concert hall’s acoustics perfectly complemented the resonant tones of the contrabasses.
- Jazz ensembles often feature contrabasses as rhythm section instruments.