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adjective

grave

Low in musical pitch.

The score calls for a grave tone from the lower instruments.

Etymology
graveLatinheavy; low

Latin gravis can mean heavy or low. In descriptions of sound, that weight-like quality corresponds to a deep or low pitch.

More examples

  • She described the instrument's grave register.
  • The old treatise contrasted grave and high sounds.
  • He demonstrated a grave pitch on the instrument.

Forms

grave

Similar words

low
The ordinary term for the specified pitch.
deep
Often describes a low, resonant sound.