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Unlike most birds, hummingbirds can get a substantial amount of weight support and thrust from their upstroke, not just their downstroke.
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Michael B. Habib, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2024
Perhaps at a certain frequency the upstroke of a dolphin’s tail would load energy into the subdermal sheath, which would then spring back, helping push the tail through its downstroke.
—Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
For a lot of guitar players, that downstroke is home base.
—Ryan Dombal, Pitchfork, 31 Aug. 2023
On the downstroke, air hits the bottom of the wing and is deflected past the bird, propelling it forward.
—Sarah Wells, Popular Mechanics, 9 Aug. 2023
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Michael B. Habib, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2024
Perhaps at a certain frequency the upstroke of a dolphin’s tail would load energy into the subdermal sheath, which would then spring back, helping push the tail through its downstroke.
—Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
For a lot of guitar players, that downstroke is home base.
—Ryan Dombal, Pitchfork, 31 Aug. 2023
On the downstroke, air hits the bottom of the wing and is deflected past the bird, propelling it forward.
—Sarah Wells, Popular Mechanics, 9 Aug. 2023
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“Downstroke.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/downstroke. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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downstroke
noun
down·stroke
-ˌstrōk 
: a downward stroke
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