Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bow stroke

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.98 in modern English

Syllables: bow stroke
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The movement of the bow back and forth perpendicularly across the string of an instrument, producing sound.

Inflected Forms

bow strokes (plural) bowstroke (alternative)

Questions

What does bow stroke mean?: The movement of the bow back and forth perpendicularly across the string of an instrument, producing sound.

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