Endwise
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adverb
Quick meaning: Endwise is an adverb meaning Upright, or standing on end.
Meaning
Upright, or standing on end.
More Meanings
- With the end towards the front or towards the observer.
- Towards the ends.
- On-end; upright; pertaining or relating to the end.
Example Sentences
But the same slender member in bending and not in endwise compression can stand an extreme fiber stress several .
... modes to the exclusion of either radial arms or any specific curve, my invention not referring to these modes, but to neutralising the endwise pressure on the axis, as more particularly stated hereinafter in my claim of invention.
Synonyms for endwise
Depending on context, synonyms include lengthwise, sideways, edgeways, end on.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include end on, upright, vertically, uprightly, astoop, face-up.
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