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equatorward en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree English equator Proto-Indo-European *wert-der. Proto-Germanic *wardaz Old English -weard English -ward English equatorward From equator + -ward.

Meanings

  1. toward the equator

Forms

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more equatorward Degree=Cmp lexicographic
equator-ward alternative lexicographic
most equatorward Degree=Sup lexicographic

equatorward en · ADV

Etymology

Etymology tree English equator Proto-Indo-European *wert-der. Proto-Germanic *wardaz Old English -weard English -ward English equatorward From equator + -ward.

Meanings

  1. toward the equator
    • During the high-sun season the intertropical convergence zone with its thundershowery precipitation affects the areas much as it does in the Ar areas year-round; during the low-sun season the subtropical high pressure cells shift equatorward over the areas much as they occupy the subtropical desert areas on the poleward side of Aw areas year-round. 1985, Paul E. Lydolph, The Climate of the Earth, page 196:

Forms

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equator-ward alternative lexicographic
more equatorward Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most equatorward Degree=Sup lexicographic

Antonyms

polarward · poleward