downstroke
US/ˈdaʊnˌstɹoʊk/
downstroke noun: a downward stroke, especially one that is part of a sequence of alternating upward and downward strokes.
Noun
downstroke (plural downstrokes)
- A downward stroke, especially one that is part of a sequence of alternating upward and downward strokes.
- It was written, not printed; written in a clear, even hand, with thick downstrokes and thin upstrokes, very large, easier than print, and so beautiful that Lucy stared at it for a whole minute and forgot about reading it.1952, C. S. Lewis, chapter 10, in The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, Collins, published 1998
- He snatches an axe—and hauls / The weight of the broad head up and back. / But in that moment, as the blade hangs / Poised for the first downstroke, shudderings / Swarm through the whole tree, to its outermost twigs / And a groan bursts out of the deep grain.1997, Ted Hughes, Tales from Ovid, London: Faber & Faber, "Erisychthon," lines 41-6, p. 86
Antonyms of downstroke
Forms of downstroke
| plural | downstrokes |
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Origin of downstroke
From down + stroke.
Words formed from downstroke
Questions about downstroke
- What does downstroke mean?
- Downstroke means a downward stroke, especially one that is part of a sequence of alternating upward and downward strokes.
- What part of speech is downstroke?
- Downstroke is a noun.
- How do you pronounce downstroke?
- Downstroke is pronounced /ˈdaʊnˌstɹoʊk/ (US).
- What is the plural of downstroke?
- The plural of downstroke is downstrokes.
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