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1Bow shape — In archery, the shape of the bow is usually taken to be the view from the side. It is the product of the complex relationship of material stresses, designed by a bowyer. This shape, viewing the limbs, is designed to take into account the… …
2Bow echo — A bow echo is a term describing the characteristic radar return from a mesoscale convective system that is shaped like an archer’s bow. These systems can produce severe straight line winds and occasionally tornadoes, causing major damage.… …
3Bow (music) — This article is about the bow used to play a string instrument. For the musical instrument called bow , see musical bow. A cello bow In music, a bow is moved across some part of a musical instrument, causing vibration which the instrument emits… …
4Bow collector — A bow collector is one of the three main devices used on tramcars to transfer electric current from the wires above to the tram below. While once very common in continental Europe, it has now been largely replaced by the pantograph. OriginsWhen… …
5bow — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I n. obeisance, curtsy, kowtow, salaam; front, prow. v. i. nod, incline, bend; yield, concede; [make one s] debut. See courtesy, respect, submission, beginning. II n. curve, arc, crescent; bow knot;… …
6bow — bow1 bowedness, n. bowingly, adv. /bow/, v.i. 1. to bend the knee or body or incline the head, as in reverence, submission, salutation, recognition, or acknowledgment. 2. to yield; submit: to bow to the inevitable. 3. to bend or curve downward;… …
7bow — I. /baʊ / (say bow) verb (i) 1. to bend or curve downwards; stoop: the pines bowed low. 2. to yield; submit: to bow to the inevitable. 3. to bend the body or head in worship, reverence, respect, or submission. 4. to incline the head or body, or… …
8Bow draw — Main methods of drawing bows. A bow draw is the method used to draw a bow. Currently, the most common method is the Mediterranean draw, long the usual method in European archery. Other methods include the pinch draw and the Mongolian draw.… …
9Bow saw — In modern hardware store vernacular a bow saw is a metal framed saw in the shape of a bow with a coarse wide blade. This type of saw is also known as a swede saw and a buck saw. It is a rough tool used for cross cutting branches (maybe upto 6 in… …
10Bow makers — It will not be considered out of place in the course of a biographical account of the principal makers of violins, to give a short notice of some eminent persons without whose labours, the violin itself would never have been developed as it… …
