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 Translation for 'bow' from English to Russian
NOUN   a bow | bows
VERB   to bow | bowed | bowed
bowing | bows
SYNO arc | bow | bowing | ...
гнуть [несов.] [сгибать]to bow
3
лук {м} [оружие]bow [weapon]
4
бабочка {ж} [галстук]bow tie
муз.
виолончельный смычок {м}
cello bow
муз.
скрипичный смычок {м}
violin bow
муз.
контрабасовый смычок {м}
double bass bow
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Usage Examples English
  • An effect sometimes used for humorous effect by string players, “chewing” is performed by loosening the bow hair and placing the bow, bow hair side up, against the back of the instrument.
  • One variety of cable-backed bow is the Penobscot bow or Wabenaki bow, invented by Frank Loring (Chief Big Thunder) about 1900.
  • In vernacular speech, the bow is occasionally called a "fiddlestick". Bows for particular instruments are often designated as such: "violin bow", "cello bow", and so on.
  • The hand that holds the bow is referred to as the "bow hand" and its arm the "bow arm".
  • François Xavier Tourte (1747 – 25 April 1835) was a French bow maker who made a number of significant contributions to the development of the bow of stringed instruments, and is considered to be the most important figure in the development of the modern bow.

  • The speed with which the "spiccato" is performed depends on bow placement.
  • Second Bow (2) - the next nearest the bow, their oar is on the opposite side to the bow rower's and these two rowers comprise the bow pair.
  • Bow harps, a type of arched harp, form a half-oval or half-circle shape without sharp angles.
  • The depth of the bow performed by an individual changes the meaning of the bow.
  • The "Guardião" is equipped with a vertically aligned "axe bow".

  • The large bulbous bow likely contains a bow sonar; the Type 055 may mount a larger bow sonar than previous Chinese surface combatants.
  • Bows are also made from other materials, such as carbon fibre—stronger than wood—and fiberglass (often used to make inexpensive, lower-quality student bows).
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