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SOUND BOW

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sound bow mean? 

SOUND BOW (noun)
  The noun SOUND BOW has 1 sense:

1. contact (the part of a bell) against which the clapper strikesplay

  Familiarity information: SOUND BOW used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SOUND BOW (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Contact (the part of a bell) against which the clapper strikes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("sound bow" is a kind of...):

contact; tangency ((electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact)

Holonyms ("sound bow" is a part of...):

bell (a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck)


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