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PRONUNCIATION OF EARTHWARD

earthward  [ˈɜːθwəd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EARTHWARD

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Earthward can act as an adjective and an adverb.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES EARTHWARD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of earthward in the English dictionary

The definition of earthward in the dictionary is directed towards the earth.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EARTHWARD


awkward
ˈɔːkwəd
backward
ˈbækwəd
deathward
ˈdɛθwəd
downward
ˈdaʊnwəd
eastward
ˈiːstwəd
Edward
ˈɛdwəd
forward
ˈfɔːwəd
homeward
ˈhəʊmwəd
inward
ˈɪnwəd
northward
ˈnɔːθwəd
onward
ˈɒnwəd
outward
ˈaʊtwəd
skyward
ˈskaɪwəd
southward
ˈsaʊθwəd
straightforward
ˌstreɪtˈfɔːwəd
upward
ˈʌpwəd
wayward
ˈweɪwəd
westward
ˈwɛstwəd
windward
ˈwɪndwəd
Woodward
ˈwʊdwəd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EARTHWARD

earthman
earthmen
earthmoving
earthmoving equipment
earthnut
earthpea
earthquake
earthquake intensity
earthquake magnitude
earthrise
earthset
Earthshaker
earthshaking
earthshine
earthstar
earthwards
earthwoman
earthwork
earthworm
earthy

WORDS THAT END LIKE EARTHWARD

Academy Award
afterward
award
churchward
come forward
coward
fashion-forward
fast forward
fast-forward
go-forward
Great Leap Forward
hayward
Howard
put forward
reward
Seward
steward
store and forward
toward
ward

Synonyms and antonyms of earthward in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «earthward» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EARTHWARD

Find out the translation of earthward to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of earthward from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «earthward» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

向地
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

earthward
570 millions of speakers

English

earthward
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भूमि की तरफ़
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

باتجاه الأرض
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

к земле
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

earthward
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পৃথিবীমুখীন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

vers la terre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ke bumi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

erdwärts
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

地球の方に
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

지상으로
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ing bumi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

earthward
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

earthward
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पृथ्वीवरील
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

earthward
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

verso la terra
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ku ziemi
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

до землі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

spre pământ
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

την γη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

earthward
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mot jorden
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

til jorden,
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of earthward

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EARTHWARD»

The term «earthward» is regularly used and occupies the 107.998 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EARTHWARD» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about earthward

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EARTHWARD»

Discover the use of earthward in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to earthward and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Frontiers in Magnetospheric Plasma Physics
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN EARTHWARD AND TAILWARD FLOWS IN THEIR DEPENDENCES ON GEOMAGNETIC AND IMF CONDITIONS A. Ieda1 2, T. Mukail, S. Machida3, J.-H. Shue4, S.-I. Ohtani4, T. Nagai5, and Y. Saito1 1Institute of ...
‎2004
2
Issues in Earth Sciences, Geology, and Geophysics: 2011 Edition
“We here study the occurrence rate, probability function of velocity and duration of earthward bursty bulk flows (BBFs) in the Inner Plasma Sheet (IPS, beta > 0.5) using the data of Cluster in 2001 and 2002. The occurrence rate of earthward ...
‎2012
3
Prophetic Revelations of Paul Solomon: Earthward Toward a ...
The Prophetic Revelations of Paul Solomon Earthward Towards a Heavenly Light Paul Solomon could see into the future.
W. Alexander Wheeler, 2013
4
The Dynamic Magnetosphere
Some of the earthward fast flows in this class, however, were able to propagate farther earthward and provide a favorable condition for substorm onset, leading to an auroral bulge development on the nightside. Zhang et al. (2009) found a ...
William Liu, Masaki Fujimoto, 2011
5
Sun-Earth Plasma Connections
+10 «•* « , Earthward Convection Rows (C) -20 -10" +20 Tailward Non-Convetion Rows (H) ," i 8 -» l l t -) 1 1 1— -50 +10 +20 Earthward Non-Convection Rows 19 • • e e +il, i- Ygsm (e) Xbsm- Stalionuy Plasjna Sheet (F) -20+ -— f ' «*1 W -20 'f ...
James L. Burch, Robert L. Carovillano, Spiro K. Antiochos, 1999
6
New Perspectives on the Earth's Magnetotail
In the energy-time diagrams, ion counts/sample (earthward and tail ward) are color-coded according to the logarithmic color bar from 1.2 to 2.8 at the right- hand side. 46 events, there were no fast flows in the plasma sheet. It is important  ...
A. Nishida, D. N. Baker, S. W. H. Cowley, 1998
7
Quantitative Aspects of Magnetospheric Physics
The mantle ions will be energized much more than the mantle electrons, and the ejection from the current sheet should form an earthward-streaming distribution of energized ions. The earthward-streaming ions outside the loss cone will mirror ...
Larry R. Lyons, D.J. Williams, 1984
8
Earth's Magnetosphere: Formed by the Low-latitude Boundary Layer
Using the four-spacecraft Cluster, we can clearly see that this large positive BZ structure propagates in the earthward direction. Furthermore, we find that the energy spectrum of the energetic electrons becomes harder toward the downstream ...
Walter J. Heikkila, 2011
9
Cross-Scale Coupling in Space Plasmas
The next questions to ask relates to what happens when an ensemble of 0+ ions EXB drift from the magnetotail into a region of significant earthward (positive) electric field gradient. It has been noted by Daglis et al. [1991] and others that ...
James L. Horwitz, Nagendra Singh, James L. Burch, 1995
10
Characterization of Corrosion Products on Steel Surfaces
X-ray diffraction patterns from the rust surfaces on skyward, earthward, and difference between earthward and skyward. X-ray diffraction patterns of standard α-FeOOH and β-FeOOH are also inserted for comparison [16] goethite (α-FeOOH ) ...
Yoshio Waseda, Shigeru Suzuki, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EARTHWARD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term earthward is used in the context of the following news items.
1
TOP NEWS: Greek Finance Minister Quits With Parting Shot At …
The profit warning and curtailment of the share buyback sent the FTSE 100 stock earthward on Monday, down 9.6% to 773.90 pence and ... «London South East, Jul 15»
2
2nd UPDATE: Rolls-Royce Issues Profit Warning And Halts Share …
The profit warning and curtailment of the share buyback sent the FTSE 100 stock earthward on Monday, down 9.6% to 773.90 pence and ... «London South East, Jul 15»
3
Rural Nevadan claims to own only guillotine in US
Then gravity swiftly pulled it earthward. His guillotine is 13 feet and 6 inches tall and weighs an estimated 680 pounds. The size, he says, ... «Elko Daily Free Press, Jun 15»
4
Spectacular Northern Lights Show Could Continue This Weekend …
"A nice coronal wave ripped across the solar surface and material was thrown into space, giving us a CME that could have an Earthward ... «Space.com, Jun 15»
5
Jerzy Kosinski's Steps: the singer not the song…?
... permanently in the sky, to defy the winds and clouds and all the forces pushing it upward and pulling it earthward, I would have willingly done ... «Scholars and Rogues, Jun 15»
6
Microbursts likely caused severe wind damage in Montgomery …
The rapid descent of large water masses, in turn, pushes the air earthward, creating downdrafts. This is augmented by evaporative cooling, ... «Washington Post, Jun 15»
7
Maple's other delicacy — samaras
They gather fistfuls of maple samaras, toss them over the railing of the upstairs porch, and watch them flutter earthward. Maybe I should tell ... «BurlingtonFreePress.com, Jun 15»
8
Arsenic poisons the wells and the people in Peru
When a chunk of space rock bested the atmosphere and tumbled earthward, it terrified Peruvian locals with its violent entrance of flame and ... «Al Jazeera America, Jun 15»
9
A Luminous Being
One may be wise, another thoughtless, one a pragmatist, the other a dreamer, one looks heavenward, the other earthward. But life is not about thoughts or ... «Chabad.org, Jun 15»
10
Fiery Debate Over Miami Air Show in Everglades
Then you look up as a fighter jet rolls, plummets earthward, and does a loop-de-loop. You're in the middle of the Everglades, so the show is ... «Miami New Times, Jun 15»

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