distad

[ dis-tad ]

adverb

1. toward or at the distal end or part.

Word History and Origins

Origin of distad¹

First recorded in 1795–1805; dist(ant) + -ad ³

Example Sentences

Tentacular cirri much longer than the tentacles, attenuated distad, pointed.

From Project Gutenberg

Neurocirrus slenderly conical, darkened distad as are also the presetal lobes.

From Project Gutenberg