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equatorward

equatorward adjective: toward the equator.

Adjective

equatorward (comparative more equatorward, superlative most equatorward)

  1. toward the equator

Adverb

equatorward (comparative more equatorward, superlative most equatorward)

  1. toward the equator
    • During the high-sun season the intertropical convergence zone with its thundershowery precipitation affects the areas much as it does in the Ar areas year-round; during the low-sun season the subtropical high pressure cells shift equatorward over the areas much as they occupy the subtropical desert...1985, Paul E. Lydolph, The Climate of the Earth, page 196

Antonyms of equatorward

Forms of equatorward

Adjective
comparativemore equatorward
superlativemost equatorward
alternative formequator-ward
Adverb
comparativemore equatorward
superlativemost equatorward

Origin of equatorward

From equator + -ward.

Questions about equatorward

What does equatorward mean?
Equatorward means toward the equator.
What part of speech is equatorward?
Equatorward can be an adjective or an adverb.

Words near equatorward in the dictionary

  1. Equatorial spitting cobras
  2. equatorially
  3. equatorials
  4. equatorin
  5. equators
  6. equatorward
  7. equatorwards
  8. equatour
  9. equeries
  10. equerries
  11. equerry

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