Definition of Downstroke. Meaning of Downstroke. Synonyms of Downstroke

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Definition of Downstroke

Downstroke
Downstroke Down"stroke`, n. (Penmanship) A stroke made with a downward motion of the pen or pencil.

Meaning of Downstroke from wikipedia

- Downward stroke or downstroke can mean: In handwriting, a downward stroke or downstroke is a ballistic stroke having a direction toward the feet and/or...
- technique called sweep picking, or 'raking'. Extremely fast eighth-note downstroke picking was used in the mid 70s and beyond by famous punk guitarist Johnny...
- vortex. These flapping wings move through two basic half-strokes. The downstroke starts up and back and is plunged downward and forward. Then the wing...
- Being almost exclusively a rhythm guitarist, Johnny Ramone mostly used downstrokes throughout his career; he also used full, six-string barre chords and...
- and fully extended and derive power on both the upstroke and downstroke. The downstroke produces both lift and thrust, while the upstroke produces a negative...
- pattern. Some of the many possible fingerstyle strums include A slow downstroke with the thumb. This is a sforzando or emphatic way of playing a chord...
- guitar riff of rapid downstrokes in "Communication Breakdown" was an inspiration for the Ramones' guitarist Johnny Ramone's downstroke guitar style. Ramone...
- increase in learning burden. Bengali punctuation marks, apart from the downstroke । daṛi – the Bengali equivalent of a full stop – have been adopted from...
- Restless flycatcher in the downstroke of flapping flight...
- draws water, through a valve, into the lower part of the cylinder. On the downstroke, water p****es through valves set in the piston into the upper part of...