Explore Upstroke through 6 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like stroke. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Upstroke in a sentence
Upstroke meaning
The upward stroke of a pen, brush, piston, etc.
Synonyms of Upstroke
Using Upstroke
- The main meaning on this page is: The upward stroke of a pen, brush, piston, etc.
- Useful related words include: stroke.
- In the example corpus, upstroke often appears in combinations such as: the upstroke, upstroke of.
Context around Upstroke
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Upstroke
- In this selection, "upstroke" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 24.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, long and added stand out and add context to how "upstroke" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a long upstroke the number and causing the upstroke of an. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "upstroke" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with upstroke
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
They open very fast to depolarize the cell membrane potential, causing the upstroke of an action potential. (17 words)
Where the 1 is written with a long upstroke, the number 7 has a horizontal stroke through the vertical line. (20 words)
The pigeon had particularly large breast muscles that indicate powerful flight ( musculus pectoralis major for downstroke and the smaller musculus supracoracoideus for upstroke). (23 words)
In many English-speaking countries, however, the most common shape of a handwritten Arabic digit 1 is just a vertical stroke ; that is, it lacks the upstroke added in many other cultures. (32 words)
The upstroke of the wings would have occurred when the animal cleared the ground followed by a rapid down-stroke to generate additional lift and complete the launch into the air. (31 words)
Wooten popularized the "double thump," in which the string is slapped twice, on the upstroke and a downstroke (for more information, see Classical Thump ). (24 words)
Example sentences (6)
In many English-speaking countries, however, the most common shape of a handwritten Arabic digit 1 is just a vertical stroke ; that is, it lacks the upstroke added in many other cultures.
The pigeon had particularly large breast muscles that indicate powerful flight ( musculus pectoralis major for downstroke and the smaller musculus supracoracoideus for upstroke).
The upstroke of the wings would have occurred when the animal cleared the ground followed by a rapid down-stroke to generate additional lift and complete the launch into the air.
They open very fast to depolarize the cell membrane potential, causing the upstroke of an action potential.
Where the 1 is written with a long upstroke, the number 7 has a horizontal stroke through the vertical line.
Wooten popularized the "double thump," in which the string is slapped twice, on the upstroke and a downstroke (for more information, see Classical Thump ).
Common combinations with upstroke
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the upstroke 4×
- upstroke of 2×