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sub-bass

sub-bass noun: audible sounds below 60 Hz and extending downward to the lowest frequencies humans can hear, typically 20 Hz.

Noun

sub-bass (countable and uncountable, plural sub-basses)

  1. Audible sounds below 60 Hz and extending downward to the lowest frequencies humans can hear, typically 20 Hz.

Forms of sub-bass

pluralsub-basses
alternative formsubbass

Origin of sub-bass

From sub- + bass.

Words formed from sub-bass

Questions about sub-bass

What does sub-bass mean?
Sub-bass means audible sounds below 60 Hz and extending downward to the lowest frequencies humans can hear, typically 20 Hz.
What part of speech is sub-bass?
Sub-bass is a noun.
What is the plural of sub-bass?
The plural of sub-bass is sub-basses.

Words near sub-bass in the dictionary

  1. sub-audio frequency
  2. sub-balanic
  3. sub-band
  4. sub-basement
  5. sub-basements
  6. sub-bass
  7. sub-basses
  8. sub-bassline
  9. sub-basslines
  10. sub-bay
  11. sub-bays

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