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Bow's notation

Bow's notation noun: a diagramming convention for modelling stresses and loads, marking various areas with letters.

Noun

Bow's notation (uncountable)

  1. A diagramming convention for modelling stresses and loads, marking various areas with letters.

Origin of Bow's notation

Invented by Robert Bow and published in 1873.

Questions about Bow's notation

What does Bow's notation mean?
Bow's notation means a diagramming convention for modelling stresses and loads, marking various areas with letters.
What part of speech is Bow's notation?
Bow's notation is a noun.

Words near Bow's notation in the dictionary

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  2. bow windows
  3. bow wow
  4. bow wows
  5. bow'd
  6. Bow's notation
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  8. bow-chick-a-wow-wow
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  10. bow-chicka-wow-wow
  11. bow-faced

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