Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

upstrike

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
up-strike
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of early typewriter whose typebar falls back into position under gravity after typing each character, with the disadvantage that typed characters are not immediately visible.

Etymology

From up- + strike.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

upstrikes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

upstruck understroke

Synonyms

blind typewriter

Questions

What does upstrike mean?
A kind of early typewriter whose typebar falls back into position under gravity after typing each character, with the disadvantage that typed characters are not immediately visible.
Where does upstrike come from?
From up- + strike.

How to pronounce upstrike

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