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martelé

martelé noun: a percussive bow stroke, usually produced by holding the bow against the string with pressure, then releasing it explosively to produce a sharp, biting attack with a rest between strokes.

Noun

martelé (plural martelés)

  1. A percussive bow stroke, usually produced by holding the bow against the string with pressure, then releasing it explosively to produce a sharp, biting attack with a rest between strokes.

Forms of martelé

pluralmartelés

Origin of martelé

Borrowed from French martelé.

Questions about martelé

What does martelé mean?
Martelé means a percussive bow stroke, usually produced by holding the bow against the string with pressure, then releasing it explosively to produce a sharp, biting attack with a rest between strokes.
What part of speech is martelé?
Martelé is a noun.
What is the plural of martelé?
The plural of martelé is martelés.

Words near martelé in the dictionary

  1. Martells
  2. marteloscope
  3. marteloscopes
  4. martels
  5. martels de fer
  6. martelé
  7. martelés
  8. martemper
  9. martempered
  10. martempering
  11. martemperings

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