Ellipsis of Contra Costa County.

(music) A flute stop on an organ, almost always of 32', characterized by a very low, dark tone.

simple past tense and past participle of contra dance

(law) A doctrine of contractual interpretation providing that, where a term is ambiguous, the preferred meaning should be the one that works against the interests of the party who provided the wording.

One of 58 counties in California, United States. County seat: Martinez.

A census-designated place in Contra Costa County, California, United States.

A reversible reduction in size. / (economics) A period of economic decline or negative growth. / (biology) A shortening of a muscle during its use.

(music) A larger version of the bassoon sounding one octave lower, having a technique similar to the bassoon but offers more resistance in every way.

part or section one octave lower than bass. / double bass, string bass / person or instrument performing the contrabass part.

(music) The lowest female voice or voice part, falling between tenor and mezzo-soprano. The terms contralto and alto refer to a similar musical pitch, but among singers, the term contralto is reserved for female singers; the equivalent male form is counter-tenor. Originally the contratenor altus was a high countermelody sung against the tenor or main melody.