downstroke C2 Topic:Communication US /ˈdaʊnˌstɹoʊk/ UK /ˈdaʊnˌstrəʊk/ See IPA manual Freq #163950 Meanings 1 noun a stroke or movement made downward, especially with a pen, brush, tool, or musical plectrum The calligrapher pressed harder on each downstroke to make a thicker line. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a stroke or movement made... downward stroke ↔ Opposites upstroke Word family Related forms strokeupstrokepenmanship Etymology A compound of down + stroke. The term is especially useful for one half of an alternating movement, such as the downward motion of a pen, brush, piston, or guitar pick. Topics Communication External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # downstroke **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈdaʊnˌstɹoʊk/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈdaʊnˌstrəʊk/ **Frequency rank:** 163950 ## Meanings 1. a stroke or movement made downward, especially with a pen, brush, tool, or musical plectrum ## Examples - The calligrapher pressed harder on each downstroke to make a thicker line. ## Synonyms - downward stroke ## Antonyms - upstroke ## Related Forms - stroke - upstroke - penmanship ## Etymology A compound of down + stroke. The term is especially useful for one half of an alternating movement, such as the downward motion of a pen, brush, piston, or guitar pick. ## Topics - Communication markdown