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up·stroke  (pstrk)

n.

An upward stroke, as of a brush.

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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

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

upstroke - 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