ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Tailward

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Tailward is an adjective meaning Toward the tail.

Meaning

Toward the tail.

Example Sentences

Both physical arguments and simulations of the global heliosphere indicate that the tailward heliopause is flattened considerably in the direction perpendicular to the large-scale interstellar magnetic field.

Synonyms for tailward

Depending on context, synonyms include caudally, caudad.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include tailmost, headward, tipward, surfaceward, nasalward, noseward.

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