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Meaning of "equatorward" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF EQUATORWARD

equatorward  [ɪˈkweɪtəˌwʊd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EQUATORWARD

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Equatorward is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES EQUATORWARD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of equatorward in the English dictionary

The definition of equatorward in the dictionary is toward the equator.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EQUATORWARD


balsawood
ˈbɔːlsəˌwʊd
bearwood
ˈbɛəˌwʊd
bitterwood
ˈbɪtəˌwʊd
Boldrewood
ˈbəʊldəˌwʊd
Bollywood
ˈbɒlɪˌwʊd
brierwood
ˈbraɪəˌwʊd
gopherwood
ˈɡəʊfəˌwʊd
greenwood
ˈɡriːnˌwʊd
hardwood
ˈhɑːdˌwʊd
harewood
ˈheəˌwʊd
Hollywood
ˈhɒlɪˌwʊd
Isherwood
ˈɪshəˌwʊd
leatherwood
ˈlɛðəˌwʊd
Sherwood
ˈʃɜːˌwʊd
sourwood
ˈsaʊəˌwʊd
spiderwood
ˈspaɪdəˌwʊd
summerwood
ˈsʌməˌwʊd
underwood
ˈʌndəˌwʊd
Westwood
ˈwɛstˌwʊd
zebrawood
ˈzɛbrəˌwʊd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EQUATORWARD

equals sign
equanimity
equanimous
equanimously
equant
equatability
equatable
equate
equation
equation of state
equation of time
equational
equationally
equator
equatorial
Equatorial Guinea
equatorial mounting
equatorial zenithal
equatorially
equerries

WORDS THAT END LIKE EQUATORWARD

afterward
award
bring forward
carry forward
carry-forward
come forward
fashion-forward
fast forward
fast-forward
flashforward
forward
full forward
go-forward
Great Leap Forward
henceforward
power forward
put forward
rearward
small forward
store and forward
straightforward

Synonyms and antonyms of equatorward in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «equatorward» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EQUATORWARD

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

Translator English - Chinese

赤道
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ecuador
570 millions of speakers

English

equatorward
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

equatorward
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

equatorward
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

экватору
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

equador
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

equatorward
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

l´équateur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Khatulistiwa
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

äquatorwärts
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

赤道
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

적도
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Equatorward
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

equatorward
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

equatorward
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विषुववृत्त
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

equatorward
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

equatore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

equatorward
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

екватору
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

equatorward
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

equatorward
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

equatorward
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

equatorward
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

equatorward
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of equatorward

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EQUATORWARD»

The term «equatorward» is normally little used and occupies the 123.996 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EQUATORWARD» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EQUATORWARD»

Discover the use of equatorward in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to equatorward and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Ecology of the Southern California Bight: A Synthesis and ...
Also, direct current measurements in the Santa Monica Basin suggest that during at least one winter, equatorward flow occurs on the west side of the basin (Hickey 1989a) (fig. 2.7). This relatively small-scale feature is not resolved by the ...
Murray D. Dailey, Donald J. Reish, Jack W. Anderson, 1993
2
Auroral Phenomenology and Magnetospheric Processes: Earth ...
These provide slightly overlapping fields of view that together span a region extending from typically poleward of the polar cap boundary (PCB) to typically equatorward of the equatorward boundary of the auroral oval. The data shown here is ...
Andreas Keiling, Eric Donovan, Fran Bagenal, 2013
3
Bioclimatics: a science of life and climate relations
The range for each is from its equatorward to its poleward limits, with the poleward above and equatorward below for both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. This is to show more clearly the comparative ranges and limits of each ...
Andrew Delmar Hopkins, 1938
4
Coastal Oceanography of Washington and Oregon
The timing and duration of the periods of equatorward or poleward flow are not constant either across the shelf or with depth. In particular, maximum equatorward flow occurs during spring and early summer at mid-shelf, but during late summer ...
M.R. Landry, B.M. Hickey, 1989
5
Midlatitude Ionospheric Dynamics and Disturbances
Mean latitudinal profiles of the electron density (solid line) and the electron temperature (dotted line) in the neighborhood of the equatorward trough wall. Plotted are the medians of 724 density and temperature profiles. These profiles have ...
Paul M. Kintner, Jr., Anthea J. Coster, Tim Fuller-Rowell, 2013
6
ADVANCES IN GEOPHYSICS
25e), the frictional torque becomes positive and dominant (Fig. 25c). Since both torques are now positive, they force the lower branch of the Hadley circulation equatorward. However, since both torques oppose the easterlies, by themselves  ...
Barry Saltzman, 1989
7
Magnetospheric Research with Advanced Techniques
At ~0300 UT, the auroral emission became enhanced at ~69”-72° and moved equatorward. This equatorward motion is consistent with the expected expansion of the auroral oval in response to southward IMF. Comparison between the 5577  ...
R.L. Xu, A.T.Y. Lui, 1998
8
Equatorial Electrojet
The upper layer flows eastwards in zones 1 to 4, equatorward of the Sq current focus; westwards in zone 5, from the Sq current focus to about 70 dip latitude; but its direction is complex in the polar cap. Thus summary of the rocket observations  ...
C Agodi Onwumechikli, 1998
9
Aeronomy of the Earth's Atmosphere and Ionosphere
However, if eastward PPEF occurs in the evening (around the pre-reversal enhancement of the eastward electric field), it may lead to positive storms originating from the equator even before the development of storm-time equatorward winds.
Mangalathayil Ali Abdu, Dora Pancheva, 2011
10
Multiscale Processes in the Earth's Magnetosphere: From ...
The double cusp result is consistent with the following statistical results: (1) the cusp's latitudinal width increases with |IMF By| and (2) the cusp's equatorward boundary moves to lower latitude with increasing |IMF By|. double cusp; cusp ...
Jean-André Sauvaud, Zdenek Nemecek, Zdeněk Němeček (Professor.), 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EQUATORWARD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term equatorward is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Mesoscale Systems In The Atmosphere And Their Relationship To …
Air would rise at the equator, move north aloft, sink at the poles, and return equatorward. But if we asked our educated person to guess what ... «Decoded Science, Jul 15»
2
The 'Aurorasaurus' Maps This Year's Spectacular Auroras
“An interesting result is that, during our case study, around 60 percent of the reported sightings occurred equatorward (southward in the ... «Wired, Jul 15»
3
Understanding the Madden–Julian oscillation
Immediately after moisture and precipitation reach their peaks, equatorward wind anomalies in the troposphere above the boundary layer—in ... «Physics Today, Jun 15»
4
SPC Jun 7, 2015 0600 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook
IN THE ABSENCE OF A STRONG EQUATORWARD SURGE OF LOW THETA-E AIR...CONVECTION SHOULD ALSO EVOLVE BEHIND THE ... «Newsroom America, Jun 15»
5
[Report] Climate change tightens a metabolic constraint on marine …
These species differ in thermal and hypoxic tolerances, but their contemporary distributions are all bounded at the equatorward edge by a ... «Military Technologies, Jun 15»
6
Shining some light on the Aurora Borealis
If your location is within the green line on the equatorward side of the green and white band around the pole, you should plan on aurora ... «FOX 9 News, Apr 15»
7
Severe Weather Outbreak Jon: Powerful And Long-Lasting …
... Mother Nature is kind enough to provide an equalizing phenomenon — wind, which transports warm air poleward and cold air equatorward. «Decoded Science, Apr 15»
8
What caused those spectacular northern lights – and how you can …
Normally concentrated in ring-like ovals that circle our planet's magnetic poles, the auroral zones expanded equatorward, pushing auroral ... «The Conversation UK, Mar 15»
9
Exploring the Depths of Kraken Mare — by Space Submarine!
... to observe tidal flow through the Ligeia-Kraken labyrinth and perhaps 'sniff' the more methane-rich liquid flowing equatorward from Ligeia. «Scientific Computing, Feb 15»
10
Atmospheric Dispersion of Radioactivity from Nuclear Power Plant …
This is understood as the effects of the trade winds, causing equatorward transport of radionuclides and convective overturning in the ... «Center for Research on Globalization, Jan 15»

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