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octobass

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
oc-to-bass
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A very large bass requiring two musicians, one to finger and one to bow.

Etymology

From octo- + bass. The name "octobass" comes from "octo-" meaning "eight" in Latin and "-bass", which is general name for any bass instrument (like "double bass", "contrabass" etc.). "Octo" is used because its range extending more than an octave below that of the double bass - it is tuned to A0, compared to the C1 that a double bass can stretch to, which makes octobass the lowest chordophone ever created.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

octobasses (plural)

Derived Forms

octobassist

Questions

What does octobass mean?
A very large bass requiring two musicians, one to finger and one to bow.
Where does octobass come from?
From octo- + bass. The name "octobass" comes from "octo-" meaning "eight" in Latin and "-bass", which is general name for any bass instrument (like "double bass", "contrabass" etc.). "Octo" is used because its range extending more than an octave below that of the double bass - it is tuned to A0, compared to the C1 that a double bass can stretch to, which makes octobass the lowest chordophone ever created.

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