Upbows

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A type of musical articulation characterized by a bowing motion that moves from the frog toward the tip of the bow
2. A performance technique involving upward strokes made with a bow on string instruments
3. An action in string playing that emphasizes notes through a dynamic stroke towards the instrument's end

Etymology: "Upbows" is the plural of "upbow", a noun for the upward stroke of a bow drawn across a stringed instrument, the opposite of the downbow. The term is a plain compound of "up" and "bow", the same two elements that make up the word for the direction a player moves the bow. Its plural form simply counts multiple such strokes, as a musician might when marking them in a score or discussing technique.