Meanings
nounelectric bass (plural electric basses)
plural electric basses
- An electric bass guitar with four strings, larger than a normal electric guitar. It has a lower pitch and is often used as a back-up beat for the lead guitar.
Translations
Catalan baix elèctric
- baix elèctricelectric bass guitar
Chinese Mandarin 電子貝斯 /电子贝斯, 電貝司 /电贝司
- 電子貝斯 /电子贝斯 (diànzǐ bèisī)electric bass guitar
- 電貝司 /电贝司 (diànbèisī)electric bass guitar
Danish elbas
- elbaselectric bass guitar
Esperanto elektra basgitaro
- elektra basgitaroelectric bass guitar
Finnish sähköbasso
- sähköbassoelectric bass guitar
French basse électrique
- basse électriqueelectric bass guitar
Icelandic rafbassi, rafmagnsbassi
- rafbassielectric bass guitar
- rafmagnsbassielectric bass guitar
Italian basso elettrico
- basso elettricoelectric bass guitar
Japanese エレキベース
- エレキベース (ereki bēsu)electric bass guitar
Polish bas elektryczny
- bas elektrycznyelectric bass guitar
Spanish bajo eléctrico
- bajo eléctricoelectric bass guitar
Swedish elbas
- elbaselectric bass guitar
Cite this entry
APA
electric bass. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electric%20bass
MLA
“electric bass.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electric%20bass. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “electric bass,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electric%20bass.
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