Meanings
nounfigured bass (countable and uncountable, plural figured basses)
plural figured basses
- countableuncountableentertainmentA musical notation in which intervals, chords and harmonizations are indicated by numbers written below a given bass note.
Synonyms: thoroughbass
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA musical notation in which intervals, chords and harmonizations are indicated by numbers written below a given bass note.
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More synonyms by meaning
nouna bass part written out in full and accompanied by numbers to indicate the chords to be played
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Broader
bassbass part
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Dutch becijferde bas
- becijferde basmusical notation
Finnish kenraalibasso
- kenraalibassomusical notation
French basse chiffrée
- basse chiffréemusical notation
German Bezifferung
- Bezifferungmusical notation
Irish dord figiúrtha
- dord figiúrthamusical notation
Italian basso cifrato, basso numerato
- basso cifratomusical notation
- basso numeratomusical notation
Polish bas cyfrowany
- bas cyfrowanymusical notation
Portuguese baixo cifrado
- baixo cifradomusical notation
Russian генера́л-ба́с, цифро́ванный бас
- генера́л-ба́с (generál-bás)musical notation
- цифро́ванный бас (cifróvannyj bas)musical notation
Spanish bajo cifrado
- bajo cifradomusical notation
Cite this entry
APA
figured bass. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/figured%20bass
MLA
“figured bass.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/figured%20bass. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “figured bass,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/figured%20bass.
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