upbow
UK/ˈʌpbəʊ/US/ˈʌpboʊ/
upbow noun: a note performed on a string instrument by drawing the bow upward or to the left across the instrument, moving the point of contact from the bow's tip toward the frog.
Noun
upbow (plural upbows)
Verb
upbow (third-person singular simple present upbows, present participle upbowing, simple past and past participle upbowed)
- To bend or arc upwards.
- In terms of the mechanics postulated above, this late deformation cycle started with upbowing of the anticlinal axis to produce the cross joints. Continued upbowing instigated persistent movement along these fractures.1960, Edward Wisser, Relation of Ore Deposition to Doming in the North American Cordillera, page 45
Forms of upbow
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | upbows |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | upbows |
| present participle | upbowing |
| past participle | upbowed |
| past | upbowed |
Origin of upbow
From up + bow.
Words that rhyme with upbow
Questions about upbow
- What does upbow mean?
- Upbow means a note performed on a string instrument by drawing the bow upward or to the left across the instrument, moving the point of contact from the bow's tip toward the frog.
- What part of speech is upbow?
- Upbow can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce upbow?
- Upbow is pronounced /ˈʌpbəʊ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of upbow?
- The plural of upbow is upbows.
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