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angle-bowing — poaching fish by means of an angle bow … Dictionary of ichthyology
bow — bow1 [bou] vi. [ME bouen < OE bugan, to bend < IE base * bheugh , to bend > Ger biegen; the BOW1 n. is 17th c.] 1. Dial. to bend or stoop 2. to bend down one s head or bend one s body in respect, agreement, worship, recognition, etc. 3.… … English World dictionary
bow wave — /bow/ 1. the wave generated on either side of a vessel s bow by its forward movement through the water. 2. a type of shock wave formed in front of a body moving at supersonic speed. [1875 80] * * * ▪ physics progressive disturbance… … Universalium
bow — [n1] bend from waist angle, arc, arch, bend, bending, bob, curtsy, curvation, curvature, curve, flection, flexure, genuflection, inclination, kowtow*, nod, obeisance, round, salaam, turn, turning; concepts 154,201 Ant. straighten bow [n2] front… … New thesaurus
bow rudder — /bow/ (in canoeing) a technique in which a paddler in the bow holds the paddle at an angle from the side of the bow, using it as a rudder to steer. * * * … Universalium
bow compass — [bō] n. a pair of drawing compasses with legs joined by a flexible steel band, the angle between being adjusted by a screw … English World dictionary
Bow shock (aerodynamics) — For other uses, see Bow shock. A blunt body fired from a gun against a supersonic flow in a wind tunnel, producing a bow shock. A bow shock, also called a detached shock, is a curved, stationary shock wave that is found in supersonic flow past a… … Wikipedia
angle — 01. Japanese people bow at different [angles] to show different meaning. 02. A horse has to change the [angle] of its head to focus it eye instead of changing the shape of the lens of the eye as we do. 03. The floor of the old house is [angled] a … Grammatical examples in English
Angle — This article is about angles in geometry. For other uses, see Angle (disambiguation). Oblique angle redirects here. For the cinematographic technique, see Dutch angle. ∠, the angle symbol In geometry, an angle is the figure formed by two rays… … Wikipedia
bow — 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;… … English dictionary for students
