umstroke

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noun

The circumference or periphery of a circle.

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Meanings

nounumstroke (plural umstrokes)

plural umstrokes

  1. obsoleteThe circumference or periphery of a circle.
  2. archaicA boundary line, especially one at the outermost limit; an extreme edge.

    Such towns as stand, as one may say, on tiptoes on the very umstroke, or on any part of the utmost line of a map […]

    1608, Thomas Fuller, Pisgah Sight of Palestine

Synonyms & antonyms

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mere
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circumference

Origin

From um- + stroke.

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Cite this entry
APA

umstroke. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/umstroke

MLA

“umstroke.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/umstroke. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “umstroke,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/umstroke.

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