downstrike

Definitions

• A bolt of lightning that touches ground.
• (electrical engineering) A (usually unintended) branch of current that arcs downward to ground.
• A blow by a hand or weapon that occurs with a downward striking motion.
• A downward plucking motion on a stringed instrument.
• A downstroke; A downward movement that terminates in striking something.
• A type of manual typewriter that causes the letters to print on the downstroke of the keys and retract as the key rises.
• A variety of various devices that operates primarily by a downward striking action.
• A line that is drawn with a downward stroke.