ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Upsweep

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Upsweep is a noun meaning An upward sweep or curve.

Meaning

An upward sweep or curve.

More Meanings

  1. (swimming) The upward motion of a swimmer's arm.
  2. A hairstyle where most of the hair is fastened into place at the top of the head.
  3. To sweep or curve upwards.
  4. (oceanography) The unidentified sound detected on the American NOAA's equatorial autonomous hydrophone arrays, consisting of a long train of narrow-band upsweeping sounds of several seconds in duration.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include sweep, scoop, upswing, insweep, swoop, swipe.

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