sub-bass

noun

Audible sounds below 60 Hz and extending downward to the lowest frequencies humans can hear, typically 20 Hz.

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Meanings

nounsub-bass (countable and uncountable, plural sub-basses)

plural sub-basses · alternative subbass

  1. countableuncountableentertainmentAudible sounds below 60 Hz and extending downward to the lowest frequencies humans can hear, typically 20 Hz.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
subwoof

Origin

From sub- + bass.

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Translations

Chinese 超低音, 重低音
  • 超低音Translations
  • 重低音Translations
  • 亚低音Translations
  • 次低音Translations
  • 下低音Translations
Spanish subgrave
  • subgraveTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

sub-bass. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sub-bass

MLA

“sub-bass.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sub-bass. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sub-bass,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sub-bass.

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