rosin
/'rɔzin/
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Definition
Noun:
- A solid, brittle, translucent substance: Rosin is a type of resin, specifically the solid form obtained from pine trees or other conifers after the volatile turpentine has been removed. It is typically yellow to black in color.
- A substance used on bows: In music, rosin is applied to the hair of a bow for string instruments (like violins or cellos) to increase friction and help the bow grip the strings to produce sound.
Verb:
- To apply rosin: The action of rubbing rosin onto something, typically the hair of a bow for a stringed instrument.
Usage Examples
Noun:
- The violinist applied a fresh cake of rosin to her bow before the concert.
- Pine rosin is a common ingredient in some adhesives, varnishes, and soldering fluxes.
Verb:
- Remember to rosin your bow thoroughly for a better grip on the strings.
- He rosined the bow carefully, ensuring an even coating.
Advanced Usage
- "In rosin": Describing something coated or treated with rosin.
- The dancer's shoes were in rosin to prevent slipping on the stage. (Note: This is a specialized theatrical usage, distinct from the primary musical application.)
Variants and Related Words
- Colophony: Another name for rosin, especially when referring to the substance used in industrial contexts like soldering.
- Rosined (adj.): Treated or coated with rosin.
- The rosined bow hair produced a clear, strong tone.
Synonyms
- Resin (though resin is a broader category; rosin is a specific, processed type of resin).
- Colophony.
Related Phrases
- To apply rosin: This is the standard phrase for using the substance.
- You need to apply rosin to the bow hair regularly.
- A cake/block of rosin: Refers to the common solid form in which rosin is sold.
- She bought a new cake of rosin from the music store.
Noun
- any of a class of solid or semisolid viscous substances obtained either as exudations from certain plants or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules
Verb
- rub rosin onto
- rosin the violin bow