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nounA symbol showing that the second line from the top of the staff represents the F below middle C.
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Afrikaans bassleutel
- bassleutelmusic symbol
Bulgarian басов ключ
- басов ключ (basov ključ)music symbol
Chinese Mandarin 低音譜號 /低音谱号
- 低音譜號 /低音谱号 (dīyīn pǔhào)music symbol
Czech basový klíč
- basový klíčmusic symbol
Dutch bassleutel, fa-sleutel
- bassleutelmusic symbol
- fa-sleutelmusic symbol
Finnish bassoavain
- bassoavainmusic symbol
French clé de fa
- clé de famusic symbol
German Bassschlüssel
- Bassschlüsselmusic symbol
Greek κλειδί του Φα
- κλειδί του Φα (kleidí tou Fa)music symbol
Hungarian basszuskulcs
- basszuskulcsmusic symbol
Irish dordeochair
- dordeochairmusic symbol
Italian chiave di basso
- chiave di bassomusic symbol
Japanese 低音部記号, ヘ音記号
- 低音部記号 (teionbu kigō)music symbol
- ヘ音記号 (heon kigō)music symbol
Māori tohu oro mārū (tārawa)
- tohu oro mārū (tārawa)music symbol
Persian کلید فا
- کلید فا (kelid-e fâ)music symbol
Polish klucz basowy
- klucz basowymusic symbol
Portuguese clave de fá
- clave de fámusic symbol
Russian басовый ключ, ключ фа
- басовый ключ (basovyj ključ)music symbol
- ключ фа (ključ fa)music symbol
Swedish basklav
- basklavmusic symbol
Cite this entry
APA
bass clef. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bass%20clef
MLA
“bass clef.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bass%20clef. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bass clef,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bass%20clef.
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