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bass | boomy |

As a proper noun bass

is an english brand of bottled pale ale.

As an adjective boomy is

characterized by heavy bass sounds.

bass

English

Etymology 1

(etyl) .

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of sound, a voice or an instrument, low in pitch or frequency.
    • The giant spoke in a deep, bass , rumbling voice that shook me to my boots.

    Noun

    (es)
  • A low spectrum of sound tones.
    • Peter adjusted the equalizer on his audio equipment to emphasize the bass .
  • A section of musical group that produces low-pitched sound, lower than tenor.
    • The conductor preferred to situate the bass in the middle rear, rather than to one side of the orchestra.
  • A male singer who sings in the bass range.
    • Halfway through middle school, Edgar morphed from a soprano to a bass , much to the amazement and amusement of his fellow choristers.
  • An instrument that plays in the bass range, in particular a double bass, bass guitar, electric bass or bass synthesiser.
    • The musician swung the bass over his head like an axe and smashed it into the amplifier, creating a discordant howl of noise.
  • The clef sign that indicates that the pitch of the notes is below middle C; a bass clef.
    • The score had been written without the treble and bass , but it was easy to pick out which was which based on the location of the notes on the staff.
    Synonyms
    * (singer) basso * (clef) F clef
    Coordinate terms
    * (voice types) soprano, mezzo-soprano, alto, contralto (female); countertenor, tenor, baritone, bass (male)
    Derived terms
    * bass clef * bass drum * bass guitar * bassline * bass music * bass note * booty bass * double bass * electric bass * figured bass * Miami bass

    Verb

  • To sound in a deep tone.
  • * 1623 [1610], (William Shakespeare), The Tempest (First Folio ed.), act III, scene iii, lines 99-99
    • and the Thunder
    (That deepe and dreadfull Organ-Pipe) pronounc'd
    The name of Pro?per : it did ba?e my Tre?pa??e

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) bas, alteration of bars, from (etyl) .

    Noun

  • The perch; any of various marine and freshwater fish resembling the perch, all within the order of Perciformes.
    • Derived terms
    * black bass * black sea bass * largemouth bass * sea bass * smallmouth bass * spotted bass * striped bass * white bass

    Etymology 3

    A corruption of bast.

    Noun

    (es)
  • The linden or lime tree.
  • Its bark, used for making mats.
  • A hassock or thick mat.

    • See also

    * (wikipedia) English heteronyms English invariant nouns English terms with multiple etymologies ----

    boomy

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Characterized by heavy bass sounds.
  • * 1999 , Jon Chappell, The Recording Guitarist: A Guide for Home and Studio , page 54,
    • If you're miking a boomy acoustic, the proximity effect can work against you, but having it on a thin-sounding arch-top can work for you.
  • * 2007 , Gary Gottlieb, Shaping Sound in the Studio and Beyond: Audio Aesthetics and Technology , page 250,
    • As an airliner approaches you from a long way off, the sound is first heard as rumble, and, as it get closer and then directly overhead, the sound becomes increasingly boomier .
  • * {{quote-news, year=2008, date=February 26, author=Allan Kozinn, title=In Precise Movements, a Russian Sense of Drama, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=For the third movement Mr. Safronov had Schubert’s piano sketch as a guide, but his big, boomy orchestration, with a gentle pastoral trio at its core, sounded jarring after the first two movements.}}
  • Of or pertaining to a financial boom, resources boom, baby boom, etc.
  • * Rudyard Kipling, quoted in 1992 , John William Reps, The Making of Urban America: A History of City Planning in the United States , page 412,
    • Tacoma was literally staggering under a boom of the boomiest . I do not quite remember what her natural resources were supposed to be,.
  • * 1903 , Mining Magazine: An International Monthly Review of Current Progress in Mining and Metallurgy , Volume 7, page 132,
    • A larger amount of capital is seeking investment than in the boomiest of boom times, yet there is no boom now.
  • * 1979 , Business Week , Issues 2592-2600, page 72,
    • Even in boomier times, the flexibility that leasing provides has become increasingly important to companies.