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anti-sunward

adverb
an·​ti-sun·​ward | \ ¦an-tÄ«-¦sÉ™n-wÉ™rd How to pronounce anti-sunward (audio) , ¦an-tÄ“-\
variants: or antisunward

Definition of anti-sunward

astronomy
: away from the sun : in the direction of the anthelion The most prominent optical feature of C/LINEAR was the tail of dust extending antisunward of the predicted position of the nucleus, which is also nearly due east.— H. A. Weaver et al., Science, 18 May 2001

Other Words from anti-sunward

anti-sunward or antisunward adjective
These forces accelerate the ions rapidly in the anti-sunward direction, producing the narrow tails often seen in comets. — Daniel Boice et al., Encyclopedia of the Solar System, 1999

First Known Use of anti-sunward

1974, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for anti-sunward

antisun + -ward entry 2

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