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Meaning of "west-facing" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WEST-FACING

west-facing  [ˌwɛstˈfeɪsɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WEST-FACING

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

WHAT DOES WEST-FACING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of west-facing in the English dictionary

The definition of west-facing in the dictionary is orientated towards the west.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WEST-FACING


all-embracing
ˌɔːlɪmˈbreɪsɪŋ
bracing
ˈbreɪsɪŋ
casing
ˈkeɪsɪŋ
catfacing
ˈkætˌfeɪsɪŋ
east-facing
ˈiːstˌfeɪsɪŋ
facing
ˈfeɪsɪŋ
flat-racing
ˈflætˌreɪsɪŋ
interfacing
ˈɪntəˌfeɪsɪŋ
lacing
ˈleɪsɪŋ
letterspacing
ˈlɛtəˌspeɪsɪŋ
missing
ˈmɪsɪŋ
north-facing
ˌnɔːθˈfeɪsɪŋ
placing
ˈpleɪsɪŋ
pricing
ˈpraɪsɪŋ
purchasing
ˈpɜːtʃɪsɪŋ
racing
ˈreɪsɪŋ
south-facing
ˌsaʊθˈfeɪsɪŋ
spacing
ˈspeɪsɪŋ
steeplechasing
ˈstiːpəlˌtʃeɪsɪŋ
tracing
ˈtreɪsɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WEST-FACING

west-northwest
west-southwest
westbound
Westenra
wester
westering
Westerlies
westerliness
westerly
western
western alienation
Western Australia
Western Bug
Western Cape
Western Church
Western Dvina
Western Empire
Western Ghats
western hemisphere

WORDS THAT END LIKE WEST-FACING

adventure racing
customer-facing
dancing
dirt track racing
double spacing
drag racing
flat racing
greyhound racing
horse racing
line spacing
menacing
motor racing
motorcycle racing
powerboat racing
road racing
self-effacing
speedway racing
stock car racing
terracing
track racing
truck racing

Synonyms and antonyms of west-facing in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «west-facing» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WEST-FACING

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

Translator English - Chinese

朝西
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

orientada al oeste
570 millions of speakers

English

west-facing
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पश्चिम का सामना करना पड़
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الغرب التي تواجه
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

западную сторону
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

oeste -facing
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পশ্চিম-মুখে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

orientée à l´ouest
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menghadap ke barat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Westseite
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

西に面した
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

서향
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Madhep-kulon
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Tây phải đối mặt với
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மேற்கு நோக்கிய
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पश्चिमेकडे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Batı bakan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

rivolto a ovest
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zachodnia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

західну сторону
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

vest - cu care se confruntă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δυτικό προσανατολισμό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

West - gesig staar
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mot väster
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

vestvendte
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of west-facing

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WEST-FACING»

The term «west-facing» is regularly used and occupies the 66.719 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WEST-FACING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about west-facing

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WEST-FACING»

Discover the use of west-facing in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to west-facing and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Your House, Your Garden: A Foolproof Approach to Garden Design
Save your favorite drought-tolerant, sun-loving plants - Russian sage, dianthus, sedums, achilleas, nepetas - for your south- or west- facing gardens; an east- facing garden that goes into shade around midday will not provide the sunlight they ...
Gordon Hayward, 2003
2
Life Strategies of Succulents in Deserts: With Special ...
The most pronounced differences are found when east and west-facing slopes are compared. It has been argued that the comparatively luxuriant vegetation on the west-facing slopes is due to a better water supply on these slopes. Advective  ...
‎1992
3
The Amazing Science of Vaastu
If it is a South facing lot and the main door is in South or if it is a West facing lot and main door is in West, the back door or low level window in the Northeast sector will be the entry door for the forces. Thus a back door becomes mandatory for a ...
A. R. Hari, 1995
4
Candi, Space and Landscape: A Study on the Distribution, ...
226 West-facing temples are found in both the North and South Indian architectural traditions. Some examples of west-facing Indian temples from the 5th to the 8th centuries include: the Pārvatī temple (Nacnā), Śiva temple (Sākōr),  ...
Véronique Degroot, 2009
5
Mountain Ecosystems: A Scenario of Unsustainability
the concentration of dominance and diversity index for trees and shrubs were shown by the upper west-facing slope forest except for the highest value of the concentration of dominance which was shown by the lower west-facing slope forest.
Vir Singh, M. L. Sharma, 1998
6
Soil survey
The Nella soil is moderately suited or well suited to woodland. lt can produce about 88 cubic feet per acre per year of commercial wood products derived from shortleaf pine on south- and west-facing slopes and about 110 cubic feet per acre ...
United States Bureau of Chemistry and Soils, United States. Bureau of Plant Industry, United States. Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering, 1992
7
Mountain Geography: Physical and Human Dimensions
The opposite would hold true for a west-facing wall: It would begin receiving the direct rays of the sun immediately past noon. The bottom row of diagrams illustrates a south-facing slope. During equinox days and nights are equal, so the  ...
Martin Price, Alton Byers, Donald Friend, 2013
8
Photovoltaic Systems Engineering, Second Edition
WS X W N : R X $ UUD\ +RXU RI GD\ Figure 2.14 Comparison of power and energy output for south-facing and west-facing PV systems in Sacramento, CA, in summer. The south-facing system produced 22,417 Wh and the west-facing system ...
Roger A. Messenger, Jerry Ventre, 2003
9
A Handbook on Low-Energy Buildings and District-Energy ...
However, a moveable shade will be required to prevent overheating. West-facing windows are more likely to cause overheating. Any heat that is collected will be less useful in commercial buildings (arriving as workers begin to leave) but will ...
Danny Harvey, 2012
10
Temperature, humidity, and precipitation-- at the Redwood ...
Figure 5 -Air temperatures were compared on a west-facing and an east-facing clearcutting in old-growth redwood, at 450 feet elevation: (A) monthly means and extremes, and for selected growing season months; (B) hourly means; (C) daily ...
Kenneth N. Boe, 1970

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WEST-FACING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term west-facing is used in the context of the following news items.
1
How to pick the perfect paint colour for the light in your room
... also need to bear in mind that the light will change throughout the day, especially in east- and west-facing rooms. When you're testing paint colours check how ... «Ham&High, Feb 15»
2
The Sun Also Sets: Regulators Consider West-Facing Incentives For …
He explains that in California, a west-facing solar project will generate fewer kilowatt hours of electricity over the course of a year, but generate more kilowatt ... «Solar Industry, Jan 15»
3
New downtown Ann Arbor hotel blocks neighboring building's west
A new hotel being built at the northeast corner of Huron and Ashley streets in downtown Ann Arbor is going to block the west-facing views from offices inside the ... «MLive.com, Nov 14»
4
What's the best direction in which to position solar panels? APS says …
West-facing panels would generate more electricity late in the day, when electricity ... West-facing panels are not producing their full capacity at 5 p.m. either, ... «azcentral.com, Oct 14»
5
TRA Develops Mounting Technique For Residential East/West
This has left homeowners with east/west-facing roofs with fewer options. Tilting solar panels at an angle to face south can make them susceptible to wind ... «Solar Industry, Oct 14»
6
How California is incentivizing solar to solve the Duck Curve
Discovering where and when west-facing rooftop solar has a value proposition as good or better than traditional south-facing rooftop systems could alter who ... «Utility Dive, Oct 14»
7
High surf advisory extended for north, west-facing shores
A high surf advisory for north- and west-facing shores of Niihau, Kauai and Oahu; and north-facing shores of Molokai and Maui, has been extended until 6 p.m. ... «KHON2, Oct 14»
8
California encouraging west-facing solar panels
Rooftop solar panels in North America face south. That's just the way we do it. But California recently began to incentivize west-facing panels over south-facing ... «Clean Energy Authority, Sep 14»
9
Boomers shot in Kent despite BBC series based in fictional …
... actually filmed over 150 miles away... in Herne Bay. Carol Bower, the mayor of Hunstanton, Norfolk's only West-facing seaside town, was less than impressed. «Kent Online, Aug 14»
10
High surf warning extended for north, west-facing shores
The National Weather Service in Honolulu has extended a high surf warning for north- and west-facing shores of Niihau, Kauai, Oahu and Molokai and for ... «khon2.com, Dec 13»

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