UPSTROKE

upstroke

(noun) a stroke normally made in an upward direction

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

upstroke (plural upstrokes)

The upward stroke of a pen, brush, piston, etc.

Antonyms

• downstroke

Source: Wiktionary


Up"stroke`, n.

Definition: An upward stroke, especially the stroke, or line, made by a writing instrument when moving upward, or from the body of the writer, or a line corresponding to the part of a letter thus made. Some upstroke of an Alpha and Omega. Mrs. Browning.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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