bass viol vs bass

bass vs bass viol

bass viol and bass both are nouns.

bass viol is not an adjective while bass is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bass viol	Yes	No	No	No
bass	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, bass is a hypernym of bass viol; that is, bass is a word with a broader meaning than bass viol:

bass viol: largest and lowest member of the violin family
bass: the member with the lowest range of a family of musical instruments

Other hypernyms of bass viol include bowed stringed instrument, string.

bass viol (noun)	bass (noun)
viol that is the bass member of the viol family with approximately the range of the cello	the member with the lowest range of a family of musical instruments
largest and lowest member of the violin family	the lowest part of the musical range
	the lowest adult male singing voice
	the lowest part in polyphonic music
	an adult male singer with the lowest voice
	nontechnical name for any of numerous edible marine and freshwater spiny-finned fishes
	any of various North American freshwater fish with lean flesh (especially of the genus Micropterus)
	the lean flesh of a saltwater fish of the family Serranidae

bass viol (adjective)	bass (adjective)
	having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range

Difference between bass viol and bass

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