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penup

penup noun: the stage during the process of handwriting after a pen lift event, where the pen's tip hovers above the writing pad, before a pendown landing.

Noun

penup (plural penups)

  1. The stage during the process of handwriting after a pen lift event, where the pen's tip hovers above the writing pad, before a pendown landing.

Forms of penup

pluralpenups

Origin of penup

pen + up

Questions about penup

What does penup mean?
Penup means the stage during the process of handwriting after a pen lift event, where the pen's tip hovers above the writing pad, before a pendown landing.
What part of speech is penup?
Penup is a noun.
What is the plural of penup?
The plural of penup is penups.

Words near penup in the dictionary

  1. penumbras
  2. penumbrous
  3. penumbræ
  4. Penunuri
  5. Penunuris
  6. penup
  7. penups
  8. penurie
  9. penuries
  10. penurious
  11. penuriously

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