EQUATORWARD

Meaning of EQUATORWARD in English

Pronunciation: i- ' kw ā -t ə r-w ə rd

Function: adverb or adjective

Date: 1875

: toward or near the equator <currents flowing equatorward > < equatorward winds>

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EQUATORWARD — adverb or adjective Date: 1875 toward or near the equator
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
EQUATORWARD — I. adverb also equa·tor·wards pronunc at equator + wə(r)d(z) Etymology: equator + -ward, -wards : toward the equator air flowing …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
EQUATORWARD — /i kway"teuhr weuhrd/ , adv. 1. toward the equator: a ship sailing equatorward. adj. 2. facing or tending toward the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
EQUATORWARD — adverb or adjective Date: 1875 : toward or near the equator currents flowing equatorward equatorward winds
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
EQUATORWARD — [equa.tor.ward] adv or adj (1875): toward or near the equator "currents flowing ~" "~ winds"
Merriam-Webster English vocab
EQUATORWARD — направленный к экватору - * winds ветры, дующие к экватору (американизм) по направлению к экватору
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
EQUATORWARD — 1. ıʹkweıtəwəd a направленный к экватору equatorward winds - ветры, дующие к экватору 2. ıʹkweıtəwəd амер. = equatorwards
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
EQUATORWARD — (a) направленный к экватору
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
EQUATORWARD — (0) по направлению к экватору
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
EQUATORWARD — 1. [ıʹkweıtəwəd] a направленный к экватору ~ winds - ветры, дующие к экватору 2. [ıʹkweıtəwəd] амер. = ~s
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
EQUATORWARD — 1. ıʹkweıtəwəd a направленный к экватору equatorward winds - ветры, дующие к экватору 2. ıʹkweıtəwəd амер. = equatorwards
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
EQUATORWARD — направленный к экватору - * winds ветры, дующие к экватору (американизм) по направлению к экватору
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
HADLEY CELL — noun Etymology: George Hadley died 1768 English scientific writer Date: 1955 a pattern of atmospheric circulation in which warm air …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
EQUATORWARDS — adverb see equatorward I
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HADLEY CELL — noun Usage: usually capitalized H Etymology: after George Hadley died 1768 English scientific writer : a pattern of atmospheric circulation …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HADLEY CELL — noun Etymology: George Hadley died 1768 English scientific writer Date: 1955 : a pattern of atmospheric circulation in which warm …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HADLEY CELL — [Had.ley cell] n [George Hadley d. 1768 Eng. scientific writer] (1969): a pattern of atmospheric circulation in which warm air …
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НАПРАВЛЕНИЕ — ср. 1) (в разл. знач.) direction; current, school; course перен. по направлению к полюсу, экватору — poleward, equatorward давать общее …
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