Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

frontstroke

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: frontstroke
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of a typewriter: having typebars that are arranged in an arc above the keyboard and swing upward to strike the front of the platen.

Example Sentences

"The speedy, well-engineered Underwood was eventually so successful that within a couple of decades, the vast majority of typewriters followed its model: They were single-shift, frontstroke, typebar typewriters with four-bank QWERTY keyboards, inked by a ribbon."

Etymology

From front + stroke.

Frequently Paired Words

understroke

Questions

What does frontstroke mean?: Of a typewriter: having typebars that are arranged in an arc above the keyboard and swing upward to strike the front of the platen.
Where does frontstroke come from?: From front + stroke.

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