arco

• Veraltetes Adjektiv mit der Bedeutung 'bogenförmig' oder 'gewölbt'. Wird im modernen Englischen nicht mehr verwendet.

An obsolete adjective meaning 'shaped like an arch' or 'arched'. It is no longer used in modern English.

1. Played with the bowC2formal

   A musical instruction indicating that a string instrument should be played using the bow, as opposed to plucking the strings.

   Mit dem Bogen spielen

   • The passage is marked 'arco' after a pizzicato section.
   • The violinist switched to arco technique for the melody.
   • The conductor instructed the cellos to play arco.

   Synonymebowed

   Antonymepizzicato