downbow

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/ˈdaʊnbəʊ/

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.

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Meanings

noundownbow (plural downbows)

plural downbows

  1. entertainmentA 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.
verbdownbow (third-person singular simple present downbows, present participle downbowing, simple past and past participle downbowed)

present singular third person downbows · participle present downbowing · participle past downbowed · past downbowed

  1. geographyTo 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

Origin

From down + bow.

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APA

downbow. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downbow

MLA

“downbow.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downbow. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “downbow,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downbow.

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