downbow meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

downbow

noun

/ˈdaʊnbəʊ/

Etymology From down + bow.

Entertainment, Lifestyle, Music 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.

downbow

verb

Etymology From down + bow.

Geography, Geology, Natural sciences 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:

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