Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
downstroke [doun-strohk] ExamplesWord Origin noun
- a downward stroke, as of a machine part, piston, or the like.
- a downward stroke in writing, often heavier and darker than an upward stroke.
Origin of downstroke First recorded in 1850–55; down1 + stroke1 Examples from the Web for downstroke Historical Examples of downstroke
Capital E consists of a downstroke with a bar in the centre.
Douglas Blackburn
Her axe shone, on the upstroke, on the downstroke, as she hacked at his hand.
Clemence Housman
The capital letter “D” in Dallas is characterized by a staff or downstroke slanting at about a 30 angle.
Warren Commission (7 of 26): Hearings Vol. VII (of 15)
The President’s Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
The length L is made long enough so that O is kept covered up during the downstroke.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1
Various
During an upstroke this closes, and the other opens; the reverse happening during a downstroke.
Archibald Williams