figured bass

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfɪɡjɚdbeɪs/ === Noun === figured bass (countable and uncountable, plural figured basses) (music) A musical notation in which intervals, chords and harmonizations are indicated by numbers written below a given bass note. Synonym: thoroughbass ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== basso continuo === Further reading === figured bass on Wikipedia.Wikipedia