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downbow

/ˈdaʊnbəʊ/

downbow noun: a note performed on a string instrument by drawing the bow downward or to the right across the instrument, moving its point of contact from the frog toward the tip of the bow.

Noun

downbow (plural downbows)

  1. A note performed on a string instrument by drawing the bow downward or to the right across the instrument, moving its point of contact from the frog toward the tip of the bow.

Verb

downbow (third-person singular simple present downbows, present participle downbowing, simple past and past participle downbowed)

  1. To curve or arc downwards.
    • Slumps and sediment gravity flow could signify steepening of the slope resulting from tectonic downbowing of the continental margin.1997, A. E. M. Nairn, A. S. Alsharhan, Sedimentary Basins and Petroleum Geology of the Middle East

Forms of downbow

Noun
pluraldownbows
Verb
third-person singular presentdownbows
present participledownbowing
past participledownbowed
pastdownbowed

Origin of downbow

From down + bow.

Questions about downbow

What does downbow mean?
Downbow means a note performed on a string instrument by drawing the bow downward or to the right across the instrument, moving its point of contact from the frog toward the tip of the bow.
What part of speech is downbow?
Downbow can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce downbow?
Downbow is pronounced /ˈdaʊnbəʊ/.
What is the plural of downbow?
The plural of downbow is downbows.

Words near downbow in the dictionary

  1. downblouses
  2. downblousing
  3. downbore
  4. downborne
  5. downbound
  6. downbow
  7. downbowed
  8. downbowing
  9. downbows
  10. downburst
  11. downbursts

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