bass bar

noun

A narrow length of wood affixed to, or occasionally carved from, the inside of the top plate of a violin-family instrument.

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Meanings

nounbass bar (plural bass bars)

plural bass bars · alternative bassbar · alternative bass-bar

  1. artsA narrow length of wood affixed to, or occasionally carved from, the inside of the top plate of a violin-family instrument.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 低音樑 /低音梁
  • 低音樑 /低音梁 (dīyīnliáng)long wooden strip
Finnish bassopalkki
  • bassopalkkilong wooden strip
French barre d'harmonie
  • barre d'harmonielong wooden strip
Cite this entry
APA

bass bar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bass%20bar

MLA

“bass bar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bass%20bar. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bass bar,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bass%20bar.

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