down-bow

A noun referring to a downward stroke of the bow across the strings of a musical instrument, typically moving from the heel to the tip.

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant le mouvement de l'archet vers le bas sur les cordes d'un instrument de musique, généralement de la hausse vers la pointe.

1. Downward bow stroke C1 formal

   A stroke of the bow across the strings of a violin or other string instrument, moving from the heel (frog) to the tip.

   • The piece begins with a strong down-bow on the open G string.
   • The conductor instructed the cellos to use a down-bow for the accent.
   • Practicing slow down-bows helps improve tone control.

   🇫🇷Coup d'archet descendant

   Antonymes: up-bow

• down-bows plural form
• down-bows' possessive plural form
• down-bow's possessive singular form