Much as a violin bow vibrates strings to produce sound, your breath causes your vocal cords to vibrate.

Her script was long and fluid, each letter the stroke of a violin bow, curling at the end.

The wheel functions much like a violin bow, and single notes played on the instrument sound similar to those of a violin.

The violin bow fibula has a low flat arch; the body runs parallel to the pin so it resembles a violin bow.

There were several variants of the violin bow fibula.