rosin

Meanings

• Noun

  A resin obtained from the distillation of pine or spruce trees, used as a violin rosin.

  - "The violinist applied rosin to her bow before playing."
  - "Rosin is essential for producing the proper sound on a violin or viola."

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Synonyms

Greek pitch , colophony

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with rosin
posies , prose , rose , toes

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Variants

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rosin , rosins , rosined , rosining

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Etymology

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Originally from Old French rosine, from ros, rose, red, referring to the red color of the resin.

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Trivia

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1. Rosin was originally made from the sap of pine trees.

2. During the Baroque period, musicians would use their own saliva to help the rosin stick to the bow.

3. Rosin can be made from other trees, such as cedar or birch, but pine resin is the most common.

4. Some musicians prefer using synthetic rosin instead of natural rosin for various reasons, such as durability and consistency.

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Related Concepts

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1. Bow: A stringed instrument accessory used to produce sound by drawing a rosined bow across the strings.

2. Stringed Instruments: Musical instruments that produce sound from vibrating strings when a bow or other implement is drawn across them, including the violin, viola, cello, and double bass.

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Culture

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Rosin has been used for centuries in music, particularly in the production of a good bow sound on stringed instruments. It is applied to the bow hair to help the bow grip the strings and create the necessary friction.

How to Memorize "rosin"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a violinist applying rosin to her bow before playing, or visualize a red resin substance.

2. associate
   

   - Associate rosin with music, violins, or the sound of a bow on strings.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic phrase like 'Rosin on the bow helps create beautiful music'.

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