παλίντονος — Cambridge Greek Lexicon

παλίν-τονοςονadjτόνος of a bowbent back, curvedref. to the reflex curve of a composite bow in its unstrung stateHom. hHom. Hdt. S. AR.of reinsdrawn tight, tautAr.of a physical connection or concordcaused by opposite tensionsas in the bow, where the tension of the string is balanced by the tension exerted by the armsHeraclit.v.l. παλίντροπος

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back-stretched, back-bending

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