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bass trombone

bass trombone noun: a trombone with the same fundamental pitch as the tenor, typically has two valves, a wider bore, and larger bell. These help to produce a fuller, weightier, sound, and help play better in the lower register.

Noun

bass trombone (plural bass trombones)

  1. A trombone with the same fundamental pitch as the tenor, typically has two valves, a wider bore, and larger bell. These help to produce a fuller, weightier, sound, and help play better in the lower register.

Forms of bass trombone

pluralbass trombones

Questions about bass trombone

What does bass trombone mean?
Bass trombone means a trombone with the same fundamental pitch as the tenor, typically has two valves, a wider bore, and larger bell. These help to produce a fuller, weightier, sound, and help play better in the lower register.
What part of speech is bass trombone?
Bass trombone is a noun.
What is the plural of bass trombone?
The plural of bass trombone is bass trombones.

Words near bass trombone in the dictionary

  1. bass staffs
  2. bass staves
  3. Bass Strait
  4. bass trap
  5. bass traps
  6. bass trombone
  7. bass trombones
  8. bass viol
  9. bass violin
  10. bass violinist
  11. bass violinists

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