Bass viol
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A 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."
- 2 largest and lowest member of the violin family wordnet
- 3 viol that is the bass member of the viol family with approximately the range of the cello wordnet
Example
More examples"My piano teacher also plays the bass viol."