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upstroke

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up·stroke  (pstrk)
n.
An upward stroke, as of a brush.

upstroke [ˈʌpˌstrəʊk]
n
1.
a.  an upward stroke or movement, as of a pen or brush
b.  the mark produced by such a stroke
2. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) the upward movement of a piston in a reciprocating engine
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.upstroke - a stroke normally made in an upward directionupstroke - a stroke normally made in an upward direction
stroke - a mark made on a surface by a pen, pencil, or paintbrush; "she applied the paint in careful strokes"
Translations
upstroke [ˈʌpstrəʊk] N
1. (with pen) → trazo m ascendente
2. (Mech) [of piston] → carrera f ascendente
upstroke
n (of pen)Aufstrich m; (of piston)aufgehender Hub, Aufwärtsgang m


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When using the Rotor, the work of the leg carrying out the upstroke phase is assisted sooner by the other leg (than when using a conventional crank system) because the latter enters the power stroke phase sooner.
Pulsus paradoxus can also be observed by a decrease in the systolic upstroke on an arterial pressure monitor.
The logs, nailed to the stands, were marked out for the first upstrokes and downstrokes, the markings giving each log a wide-open mouth.
 
 
 
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