Definition of headward in English:

headward

adjective ˈhɛdwədˈhedwərd

1In the region or direction of the head.
Example sentencesExamples
- Odd neuron numbers respond to headwards displacements and even numbers to tailwards displacements.
1. 1.1Geology Denoting erosion by a stream or river occurring progressively upstream from the original source.
  Example sentencesExamples
  The Alpine lakes of northern Italy, also, are now thought to occupy sites of headward erosion during Messinian time.
  During the Miocene the shelf was intermittently emergent, and the submarine canyons were extended to the shelf area through headward erosion.
  Apparently, V-shaped and planar-floored canyons, previously ascribed to downslope erosion vs. slope failure/headward erosion, respectively, can coexist.
  To the east, the Great Escarpment marks the limit of headwards erosion of these tablelands from the coastal plain.

adverb ˈhɛdwədˈhedwərd

Towards the head.
Example sentencesExamples
- For a very brief instant, looking headwards as he was, he could not identify the person by sex, for he saw a turban and under it a face which though not that of an East Indian was colored almost olive.
- Presumably, saying a nerve moves headwards or toewards is not sophisticated enough for doctors.

Rhymes

Edward

Definition of headward in US English:

headward

adjectiveˈhedwərd

1In the region or direction of the head.
Example sentencesExamples
- Odd neuron numbers respond to headwards displacements and even numbers to tailwards displacements.
1. 1.1Geology Denoting erosion by a stream or river occurring progressively upstream from the original source.
  Example sentencesExamples
  During the Miocene the shelf was intermittently emergent, and the submarine canyons were extended to the shelf area through headward erosion.
  The Alpine lakes of northern Italy, also, are now thought to occupy sites of headward erosion during Messinian time.
  To the east, the Great Escarpment marks the limit of headwards erosion of these tablelands from the coastal plain.
  Apparently, V-shaped and planar-floored canyons, previously ascribed to downslope erosion vs. slope failure/headward erosion, respectively, can coexist.

adverbˈhedwərd

Toward the head.
Example sentencesExamples
- For a very brief instant, looking headwards as he was, he could not identify the person by sex, for he saw a turban and under it a face which though not that of an East Indian was colored almost olive.
- Presumably, saying a nerve moves headwards or toewards is not sophisticated enough for doctors.

单词	headward
释义	Definition of headward in English: headward adjective ˈhɛdwədˈhedwərd 1In the region or direction of the head. Example sentencesExamples Odd neuron numbers respond to headwards displacements and even numbers to tailwards displacements. 1.1Geology Denoting erosion by a stream or river occurring progressively upstream from the original source. Example sentencesExamples The Alpine lakes of northern Italy, also, are now thought to occupy sites of headward erosion during Messinian time. During the Miocene the shelf was intermittently emergent, and the submarine canyons were extended to the shelf area through headward erosion. Apparently, V-shaped and planar-floored canyons, previously ascribed to downslope erosion vs. slope failure/headward erosion, respectively, can coexist. To the east, the Great Escarpment marks the limit of headwards erosion of these tablelands from the coastal plain. adverb ˈhɛdwədˈhedwərd Towards the head. Example sentencesExamples For a very brief instant, looking headwards as he was, he could not identify the person by sex, for he saw a turban and under it a face which though not that of an East Indian was colored almost olive. Presumably, saying a nerve moves headwards or toewards is not sophisticated enough for doctors. Rhymes Edward Definition of headward in US English: headward adjectiveˈhedwərd 1In the region or direction of the head. Example sentencesExamples Odd neuron numbers respond to headwards displacements and even numbers to tailwards displacements. 1.1Geology Denoting erosion by a stream or river occurring progressively upstream from the original source. Example sentencesExamples During the Miocene the shelf was intermittently emergent, and the submarine canyons were extended to the shelf area through headward erosion. The Alpine lakes of northern Italy, also, are now thought to occupy sites of headward erosion during Messinian time. To the east, the Great Escarpment marks the limit of headwards erosion of these tablelands from the coastal plain. Apparently, V-shaped and planar-floored canyons, previously ascribed to downslope erosion vs. slope failure/headward erosion, respectively, can coexist. adverbˈhedwərd Toward the head. Example sentencesExamples For a very brief instant, looking headwards as he was, he could not identify the person by sex, for he saw a turban and under it a face which though not that of an East Indian was colored almost olive. Presumably, saying a nerve moves headwards or toewards is not sophisticated enough for doctors.
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