ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Forestroke

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Forestroke is a noun meaning A forward stroke or movement.

Meaning

A forward stroke or movement.

More Meanings

  1. (music) An ornament in which one or more notes are added before the principal note, such as an appoggiatura or acciaccatura

Example Sentences

The particular kind of forestroke was also indicated by double letters.
Yes, and we call it a waving forestroke. It sometimes waves upward, sometimes downward.
Around 1500, beyaerders also applied their chiming technique on the smaller bells of the forestroke.
The endopods of the second maxilla and of the trunk limbs flick medially at the termination of the forestroke and the posterior setae of the endopod are pointed medially.

Word Forms

Antonyms for forestroke

Common opposites include afterstroke.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include foreposition, forestream, foregaze, forehander, forestage, advance.

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