bass viol

2 definitions found

bass viol - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Bass viol \Bass" vi`ol\ (Mus.)
     A stringed instrument of the viol family, used for playing
     bass. See 3d Bass, n., and Violoncello.
     [1913 Webster]

bass viol - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  bass viol
      n 1: viol that is the bass member of the viol family with
           approximately the range of the cello [syn: viola da gamba
           , gamba, bass viol]
      2: largest and lowest member of the violin family [syn: bass   fiddle
         , bass viol, bull fiddle, double bass,
         contrabass, string bass]