bass clef

bass clef
/bays/, Music.
a symbol placed on the fourth line of a staff to indicate that the fourth line of the staff corresponds to the F next below middle C; F clef.
[1900-05]

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  • bass clef — [bās] n. Music 1. a sign on a staff, indicating the position of F below middle C on the fourth line: see CLEF 2. the range of notes on a staff so marked …   English World dictionary

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  • bass clef — bass′ clef [[t]beɪs[/t]] n. mad a symbol placed on the fourth line of a musical staff indicating that the fourth line corresponds to F below middle C • Etymology: 1900–05 …   From formal English to slang

  • bass clef — noun a clef that puts the F below middle C on the fourth line of a staff • Syn: ↑F clef • Hypernyms: ↑clef * * * noun Etymology: bass (III) 1 …   Useful english dictionary

  • bass clef — UK [ˌbeɪs ˈklef] / US noun [countable] Word forms bass clef : singular bass clef plural bass clefs music the symbol used at the beginning of a line of music to show that the notes following it are to be played at the lower end of the instrument s …   English dictionary

  • bass clef — noun Date: circa 1771 1. a clef placing the F below middle C on the fourth line of the staff 2. the bass staff …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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