Bass vs. Brass — What's the Difference?

The lowest adult male singing voice

Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc, in proportions which can be varied to achieve varying mechanical, electrical, and chemical properties. It is a substitutional alloy: atoms of the two constituents may replace each other within the same crystal structure.

Denoting the member of a family of instruments that is the lowest in pitch

A yellowish alloy of copper and zinc, sometimes including small amounts of other metals, but usually 67 percent copper and 33 percent zinc.

The low-frequency output of a radio or audio system, corresponding to the bass in music.

Ornaments, objects, or utensils made of this alloy.

The common European freshwater perch.

The section of a band or an orchestra composed of brass instruments.

Any of a number of fish similar to or related to the perch.

Brass instruments or their players considered as a group.

Another term for bast

A memorial plaque or tablet made of brass, especially one on which an effigy is incised.

Any of various North American freshwater fishes of the family Centrarchidae, especially the largemouth bass and the smallmouth bass.

A bushing or similar lining for a bearing, made from a copper alloy.

Any of various marine fishes especially of the families Serranidae and Moronidae, and including the sea basses and the striped bass.

(Informal) Bold self-assurance; effrontery.

A male singing voice of the lowest range.

(Slang) High-ranking military officers or other high officials.

A singer who has such a voice.

Chiefly British Money.

An instrument, especially a double bass or bass guitar, that produces tones in a low register.

(uncountable) A metallic alloy of copper and zinc used in many industrial and plumbing applications.

A vocal or instrumental part written in a low register.

A memorial or sepulchral tablet usually made of brass or latten

A low-pitched sound or tone

Fittings, utensils, or other items made of brass

The tones in the lowest register of an instrument

(music) A class of wind instruments, usually made of metal (such as brass), that use vibrations of the player's lips to produce sound; the section of an orchestra that features such instruments

Having a deep tone.

Spent shell casings (usually made of brass); the part of the cartridge left over after bullets have been fired.

Low in pitch.

(uncountable) The colour of brass.

Of sound, a voice or an instrument, low in pitch or frequency.

High-ranking officers.

A low spectrum of sound tones.

A brave or foolhardy attitude; impudence.

A section of musical group that produces low-pitched sound, lower than the baritone and tenor.

Money.

One who sings in the bass range.

Inferior composition.

(musical instrument) An instrument that plays in the bass range, in particular a double bass, bass guitar, electric bass or bass synthesiser.

A brass nail; a prostitute.

The clef sign that indicates that the pitch of the notes is below middle C; a bass clef.

Made of brass, of or pertaining to brass.

The perch; any of various marine and freshwater fish resembling the perch, all within the order of Perciformes.

Of the colour of brass.

The fibrous inner bark of the linden or lime tree, used for making mats.

(informal) Impertinent, bold: brazen.

Fibers from other plants, especially palm trees

(slang) Bad, annoying; as wordplay applied especially to brass instruments.

Anything made from such fibers, such as a hassock, basket or thick mat.

Of inferior composition.

To sound in a deep tone.

(slang) Brass monkey; cold.

An edible, spiny-finned fish, esp. of the genera Roccus, Labrax, and related genera. There are many species.

(transitive) To coat with brass.

The two American fresh-water species of black bass (genus Micropterus). See Black bass.

An alloy (usually yellow) of copper and zinc, in variable proportion, but often containing two parts of copper to one part of zinc. It sometimes contains tin, and rarely other metals.

Species of Serranus, the sea bass and rock bass. See Sea bass.

A journal bearing, so called because frequently made of brass. A brass is often lined with a softer metal, when the latter is generally called a white metal lining. See Axle box, Journal Box, and Bearing.

The southern, red, or channel bass (Sciæna ocellata). See Redfish.

Coin made of copper, brass, or bronze.

The linden or lime tree, sometimes wrongly called whitewood; also, its bark, which is used for making mats. See Bast.

Impudence; a brazen face.

A hassock or thick mat.

Utensils, ornaments, or other articles of brass.

A bass, or deep, sound or tone.

A brass plate engraved with a figure or device. Specifically, one used as a memorial to the dead, and generally having the portrait, coat of arms, etc.

The lowest part in a musical composition.

Lumps of pyrites or sulphuret of iron, the color of which is near to that of brass.

Deep or grave in tone.

An alloy of copper and zinc

To sound in a deep tone.

A wind instrument that consists of a brass tube (usually of variable length) blown by means of a cup-shaped or funnel-shaped mouthpiece

The lowest part of the musical range

The persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something;

The lowest part in polyphonic music

Impudent aggressiveness;

An adult male singer with the lowest voice

An ornament or utensil made of brass

The lean flesh of a saltwater fish of the family Serranidae

The section of a band or orchestra that plays brass instruments

Any of various North American freshwater fish with lean flesh (especially of the genus Micropterus)

A memorial made of brass

The lowest adult male singing voice

The member with the lowest range of a family of musical instruments

Nontechnical name for any of numerous edible marine and freshwater spiny-finned fishes

Having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range;