downward stroke
81ducktail — n A man s long hair style with the sides combed to the back of the head, then parted with a downward stroke of the comb. He is a cool cat with a ducktail, pegged pants, an blue suede shoes. 1950s …
82downbeat — 1876 (n.), in reference to downward stroke of a conductor s baton; 1952 (adj.) in figurative sense of pessimistic, but that is probably via associations of the word DOWN (Cf. down) (adv.), since the beat itself is no more pessimistic than the… …
83downbeat — down•beat [[t]ˈdaʊnˌbit[/t]] n. 1) mad the downward stroke of a conductor s arm or baton indicating the first or accented beat of a measure 2) mad the first beat of a measure 3) Slang. gloomy; pessimistic • Etymology: 1876 …
84minim — /ˈmɪnəm / (say minuhm) noun 1. the smallest unit of liquid measure in the imperial system, equal to 59.193 880 × 10 6 litres. 2. Music a note, formerly the shortest in use, but now equivalent in time value to one half of a semibreve. 3. the least …
85tail — I. /teɪl / (say tayl) noun 1. the hindmost part of an animal, posterior to the vent, especially when forming a distinct flexible appendage to the trunk. 2. something resembling or suggesting this in shape or position: the tail of a kite. 3. the… …
86thesis — noun (plural theses /ˈθisiz/ (say theeseez)) 1. /ˈθisəs / (say theesuhs) a proposition laid down or stated, especially one to be discussed and proved or to be maintained against objections. 2. /ˈθisəs / (say theesuhs) a subject for a composition… …
87q wave — ˈkyü noun Usage: usually capitalized Q : the short initial downward stroke of the QRS complex in an electrocardiogram formed during the beginning of ventricular depolarization …
88katadicrotism — (kætəˈdaɪkrətɪz(ə)m) [f. Gr. κατά down + dicrotism.] ‘The occurrence of dicrotism in the downward stroke of a sphygmographic tracing’ (Syd. Soc. Lex. 1887). Commonly expressed by dicrotism without prefix (see dicrotic a.), the opposite being… …
89Breaststroke — is a swimming style swum on the breast. It is the most popular recreational style due to its stability and the ability to keep the head out of the water a large portion of the time. In most swimming classes, beginners learn either the… …
90thunderstorm — /thun deuhr stawrm /, n. a transient storm of lightning and thunder, usually with rain and gusty winds, sometimes with hail or snow, produced by cumulonimbus clouds. Also called electrical storm. [1645 55; THUNDER + STORM] * * * Violent, short… …
