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wallward en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *welH-der. Proto-Italic *walso- Latin vallumbor. Proto-West Germanic *wall Old English weall Middle English wal English wall Proto-Indo-European *wert-der. Proto-Germanic *wardaz Old English -weard English -ward English wallward From wall + -ward.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) facing, located at, or taking place at or near a wall (e.g. a cell wall or the wall of a stream of fluid)

wallward en · ADV

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *welH-der. Proto-Italic *walso- Latin vallumbor. Proto-West Germanic *wall Old English weall Middle English wal English wall Proto-Indo-European *wert-der. Proto-Germanic *wardaz Old English -weard English -ward English wallward From wall + -ward.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) toward a wall
    • Their difference was observed in the sequence of ejections and interactions wallward. 1999, AIAA Journal: