poleward
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Adjective[edit]
poleward (not comparable)
- Towards a (north or south) pole
- 1985, Paul E. Lydolph, The Climate of the Earth, page 196:
- 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.
Adverb[edit]
poleward (not comparable)
- Towards a pole of a planet