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umstroke

umstroke noun: the circumference or periphery of a circle.

Noun

umstroke (plural umstrokes)

  1. (obsolete) The circumference or periphery of a circle.
  2. (archaic) A boundary line, especially one at the outermost limit; an extreme edge.
    • Such towns as stand, as one may say, on tiptoes on the very umstroke, or on any part of the utmost line of a map […]1608, Thomas Fuller, Pisgah Sight of Palestine

Synonyms of umstroke

Forms of umstroke

pluralumstrokes

Origin of umstroke

From um- + stroke.

Questions about umstroke

What does umstroke mean?
Umstroke means the circumference or periphery of a circle.
What part of speech is umstroke?
Umstroke is a noun.
What is the plural of umstroke?
The plural of umstroke is umstrokes.

Words near umstroke in the dictionary

  1. ums
  2. UMSL
  3. Umstead
  4. Umsteads
  5. umstrid
  6. umstroke
  7. umstrokes
  8. UMT
  9. Umtali
  10. Umtata
  11. umteenth

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