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Definition of Downstroke
1. Noun. A stroke normally made in a downward direction.
Definition of Downstroke
1. n. A stroke made with a downward motion of the pen or pencil.
Definition of Downstroke
1. Noun. A downward stroke, ''especially'' one that is part of a sequence of alternating upward and downward strokes. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Downstroke
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Downstroke
Literary usage of Downstroke
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Cyclopedia of the Automobile: Or, Motor Cars and Motoring Self edited by Thomas Herbert Russell, Charles P. Root (1909)
"The upstroke or suction of the ram A causes the liquid to be drawn through the
check valve D. The downstroke of Eh, FIO. 3—PLUNGER PUMP. the ram causes the ..."
2. Principles and Practice of Physical Diagnosis by jr John C Da Costa (1919)
"Apart from these two normal oscillations of the downstroke, this line may also
show miniature waves referable to the inherent elasticity of the arterial ..."
3. Remains, Historical and Literary, Connected with the Palatine Counties of by Chetham Society (1904)
"Towards the top and on the west side of this downstroke, there were in 1820 two
cottages; ... The lower half of the downstroke had a wood on the west side. ..."
4. Benjamin Franklin's First Government Printing: The Pennsylvania General Loan by Keith Arbour (1999)
"(By 1733, the second downstroke in the letter h in "This" in cast heading A stops
short of the nadir of the first downstroke). ..."
5. Mechanics: An Elementary Text-book, Theoretical and Practical, for Colleges by Richard Glazebrook (1895)
"During the downstroke the force will depend on the height to which the water has
been raised in the tube ('/'.'. This force must clearly be applied ..."
6. Clinical methods: A Guide to the Practical Study of Medicine by Robert Hutchison (1904)
"Ordinarily the blood pressure takes much longer to fall than to rise, hence the
downstroke is much less vertical than the upstroke (Fig. ..."
7. Computations for Marine Engines by Cecil Hobart Peabody (1913)
"These forces have the negative sign during the first half of the downstroke,
coming from the signs of the factors in the table on page 109; ..."
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