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coldward

coldward adverb: toward a cold region.

Adverb

coldward (not comparable)

  1. Toward a cold region.

Adjective

coldward (not comparable)

  1. Toward a cold region.
    • Also the recent warming is reflected in changed distributions, especially for mobile species at their coldward (i.e., toward the cold end of a temperature gradient) altitudinal or latitudinal edges.2015 January 9, Kristoffer Hylander, Johan Ehrlén, Miska Luoto, Eric Meineri, “Microrefugia: Not for everyone”, in Ambio, volume 44 (supplement 1), →DOI, →PMID, pages 60–8

Origin of coldward

From cold + -ward.

Questions about coldward

What does coldward mean?
Coldward means toward a cold region.
What part of speech is coldward?
Coldward can be an adverb or an adjective.

Words near coldward in the dictionary

  1. Coldstream
  2. coldsweat
  3. coldtrap
  4. coldtraps
  5. Coldwaltham
  6. coldward
  7. coldwater
  8. coldwater flat
  9. coldwater flats
  10. coldwave
  11. Coldwell

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