sunward

American

[suhn-werd] / ˈsʌn wərd /

adverb

Also sunwards. toward the sun.

adjective

directed toward the sun.

sunward British

/ ˈsʌnwəd /

adjective

directed or moving towards the sun

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adverb

a variant of sunwards

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Etymology

Origin of sunward

First recorded in 1605–15; sun + -ward

Example Sentences

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Gazing sunward without eye protection can permanently damage your eyes.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 3, 2024

VRO may permit astronomers to fulfil a long-time dream: find a comet long before it plunges sunward for the first time in its existence.

From National Geographic • Jan. 9, 2024

As the comet continued its sunward voyage and absorbed more energy from our star, its trailing tail of escaping gas and dust correspondingly grew.

From Scientific American • Sep. 7, 2023

Turtles, snakes and voles stretch sunward after months of subterranean winter.

From New York Times • Apr. 23, 2018

It looked sunward; we breakfasted in sunshine in the library, and outside was an old wall with peach trees and a row of pillar roses heavily in flower.

From The Passionate Friends by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)

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