downstroke

/ˈdaʊnˌstɹoʊk/

Etymology

From down + stroke.

downstroke means A downward stroke, especially one that is part of a sequence of alternating upward and downward strokes. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

noun

A downward stroke, especially one that is part of a sequence of alternating upward and downward strokes.“It was written, not printed; written in a clear, even hand, with thick downstrokes and thin upstrokes, very large, easier than print, and so beautiful that Lucy stared at it for a whole minute and forgot about reading it.”