rosin
/ˈɹɒz.ən//ˈɹɑz.ən/
rosin noun: a solid form of resin, obtained from liquid resin by vaporizing its volatile components.
Noun
rosin (countable and uncountable, plural rosins)
- A solid form of resin, obtained from liquid resin by vaporizing its volatile components.
- The action of the bow therefore depends almost entirely upon the application of rosin and upon its frictional properties. Violin rosin is a natural gum obtained from conifers such as larch that produce turpentine.1998, Neville H. Fletcher, Thomas Rossing, The Physics of Musical Instruments, 2nd edition, Springer Science & Business, →ISBN, page 284
- Synonyms:
- colophony, Greek pitch
- Resin.
- ‘It is delicate,’ said Pansa, ‘but there is perhaps the least particle too much of rosin in its flavor.’1834, [Edward Bulwer-Lytton], The Last Days of Pompeii. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), London: Richard Bentley, […]; successor to Henry Colburn, →OCLC
- From three o'clock onward they would be burning rosin and pitch pine (the sign of preparation), and so one had the picturesque spectacle of a rank, some two or three miles long, of tall, ascending columns of coal-black smoke; […]1883, Mark Twain [pseudonym; Samuel Langhorne Clemens], chapter 16, in Life on the Mississippi, Boston, Mass.: James R[ipley] Osgood and Company, →OCLC
Verb
rosin (third-person singular simple present rosins, present participle rosining, simple past and past participle rosined)
- To apply rosin to (something); to rub or cover with rosin.
- We waited expectantly as the guest violinist rosined his bow in preparation for playing.
- The devil opened up his case and he said, "I'll start this show."
And fire flew from his fingertips as he rosined up his bow.1979, “The Devil Went Down to Georgia”, in Charlie Daniels, Tom Crain, "Taz" DiGregorio, Fred Edwards, Charles Hayward, James W. Marshall (lyrics), Million Mile Reflections, performed by Charlie...
Proper noun capitalized: Rosin
Rosin (plural Rosins)
- A surname.
rosin meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Kannada
rosin in Hindi
- solid form of resin
- गंधराल gandhrāl, रोज़िन rozin
rosin in Tamil
- குங்கிலியம், ரோசின், பிசின்
rosin in Urdu
- rosin
- دھونا dhūnā
rosin in Kannada
- solid form of resin
- ಗಟ್ಟಿಯಾದ ರಾಳ gaṭṭiyāda rāḷa, ಕರ್ಪೂರ ರಾಳ karpūra rāḷa
More languagesFewer languages
- rosin in Tagalog
- koloponya
- rosin in Indonesian
- gondorukem
- rosin in Thai
- ชันสน chan-sŏn
Synonyms of rosin
Forms of rosin
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | rosins |
| alternative form (obsolete) | rosil |
| alternative form (obsolete) | rozin |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | rosins |
| present participle | rosining |
| past participle | rosined |
| past | rosined |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Rosins |
Origin of rosin
From Old French raisine, rousine, variants of résine. Doublet of resin.
* As a German surname, from the noun Rosine (“raisin”). Also Germanized/Americanized from Slavic forms of this word such as Slovene rozina, Lower Sorbian rozyna, themselves borrowed from the German. * As an Italian surname, variant of Rosino, pet form of Roso, itself from both Rosa and Rosso. * As a French surname, pet form or variant of Rose. * As a Serbo-Croatian surname (Rošin), from a variant of Rosko (converged from several meanings, including rod (“relative”)) or Rosic (related to Rosalia, or from rosa (“dew”)). * As a Jewish surname, variant of the Yiddish form of Rose (compare רויז (royz)). * Also as a Jewish surname, Russified from Rosen.
Words formed from rosin
Phrases with rosin
Questions about rosin
- What does rosin mean?
- Rosin means a solid form of resin, obtained from liquid resin by vaporizing its volatile components.
- What is rosin in Hindi?
- Rosin in Hindi is गंधराल (gandhrāl), रोज़िन (rozin). See Rosin meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is rosin?
- Rosin can be a noun, a verb or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce rosin?
- Rosin is pronounced /ˈɹɒz.ən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of rosin?
- The plural of rosin is rosins.
Words near rosin in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: rosin (page history and authors); Rosin (page history and authors); rosin (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); دھونا (Urdu) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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