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midstroke

midstroke

1 7.0
The position halfway through a machine movement, for example a piston moving
  • noun
  • /ˈmɪdˌstroʊk/
: 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
109 1.0
final period
1 3.6
midstroke
1 7.0
first step
308 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.