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🏊 In the middle ⚙️ Halfway point
midstroke

midstroke

7.0
The position halfway through a machine movement, for example a piston moving
  • noun
  • /ˈmɪdˌstroʊk/
translation icon : a mitad de movimiento

Examples

  • "She stopped in midstroke and looked up at him.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • Calchas halted in midstroke.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • She stopped in midstroke, contemplating whether to continue or reassess her approach.

  • The artist admired his work, his brush hovering in midstroke as he evaluated the colors.

  • During the experiment, the technician noticed the piston stuck momentarily in midstroke before resuming its movement.

How Complete

completed
1.0
midstroke
7.0
first step
281 1.4

Surface Forms

midstroke singular
midstrokes plural

Morphology

midstroke = stroke (transparent) = mid + stroke

The noun sense 'the position halfway through a stroke' is a literal composition of 'mid-' + 'stroke' and is easily inferred from the parts.

Etymology

Midstroke as a noun also joins mid 'middle' and stroke 'one movement', like the push of a piston in a machine or a motion in an engine. So midstroke names the point 'halfway through' that movement, where people often check or adjust things.