Equatorward
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Equatorward is an adjective meaning toward the equator.
Meaning
toward the equator.
Example Sentences
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 areas on the poleward side of Aw areas year-round.
Word Forms
- equator-ward
Antonyms for equatorward
Common opposites include poleward, polarward.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include antiequatorial, transequatorial, poleward, southeastwards, trans-equatorial, centerward.
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