Frontstroke
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Frontstroke is an adjective meaning Of a typewriter: having typebars that are arranged in an arc above the keyboard and swing upward to strike the front of the platen.
Meaning
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.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include fonted, orthotic, typewritten, typographical, type-high, double-struck.
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