instroke

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noun
Definitions
  • An inward stroke; specifically, in a steam engine or other engine, a stroke in which the piston is moving away from the crankshaft.

Etymology

Compound from English in (not, used to form chemical names of proteins, in, negative, compound-forming suffix, inch, neutral chemical compound, etc) + English stroke.

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stroke

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