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faintward

faintward adjective: towards the fainter part of the galaxy (or other astronomical object).

Adjective

faintward (comparative more faintward, superlative most faintward)

  1. Towards the fainter part of the galaxy (or other astronomical object).
    • Anyway, we predict a downturn of the galaxy luminosity function at z~8 faintward of M_UV~-12, and stress that its detailed shape is extremely informative both on particle physics and on the astrophysics of galaxy formation in small halos.2015, A. Lapi, L. Danese, “Cold or Warm? Constraining Dark Matter with Primeval Galaxies and Cosmic Reionization after Planck”, in arXiv

Forms of faintward

comparativemore faintward
superlativemost faintward

Origin of faintward

From faint + -ward.

Questions about faintward

What does faintward mean?
Faintward means towards the fainter part of the galaxy (or other astronomical object).
What part of speech is faintward?
Faintward is an adjective.

Words near faintward in the dictionary

  1. faintly
  2. faintness
  3. faintnesses
  4. faints
  5. faintsome
  6. faintward
  7. fainty
  8. Fainu
  9. Fainuaadhanuhuraa
  10. fainéant
  11. fainéants

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