ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Umstroke

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Umstroke is a noun meaning (obsolete) The circumference or periphery of a circle.

Meaning

(obsolete) The circumference or periphery of a circle.

More Meanings

  1. (archaic) A boundary line, especially one at the outermost limit; an extreme edge.

Example Sentences

Such towns as stand, as one may say, on tiptoes on the very umstroke, or on any part of the utmost line of a map […]

Word Forms

Synonyms for umstroke

Depending on context, synonyms include mere.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include circumference, ambit, circumdiameter, orthodrome, stagger, verge.

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