sunward

ˈsʌnwəd

Definition

Definition of sunward - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

orientation

Rare

oriented towards the sun

Rare

The flowers turned sunward as the day progressed.

movement

Rare

moving in the direction of the sun

Rare

The spacecraft traveled sunward to study solar winds.

Adjective

direction

Rare

oriented towards the sun

Rare

The sunward side of the mountain was warmer.

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Origin of sunward

Old English, sunne (sun) + -ward (toward)

Examples of sunward in a sentence

Birds often migrate sunward during certain seasons.
The comet moved sunward as it approached the solar system.
Birds migrate sunward during certain seasons.
The sunward windows let in plenty of light.
Plants on the sunward balcony thrived.

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French:vers le soleil, orienté vers le soleil, ...
German:sonnenwärts, ...
Italian:verso il sole, esposto al sole, ...
Spanish:hacia el sol, soleado, ...
Portuguese:para o sol, solar, ...
Chinese:向阳地, 向阳的, ...
Japanese:太陽に向かって, 日向の, ...
Arabic:نَحْوَ الشَّمْس, مواجه للشمس, ...
Hebrew:לְכִוּוּן הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ, פּוֹנֶה לַשֶּׁמֶשׁ, ...
Russian:к солнцу, солнечный, ...
Ukrainian:до сонця, сонячний, ...
Hindi:सूरज की ओर, सूर्यमुखी, ...
Bengali:সূর্যের দিকে, সূর্যমুখী, ...
Catalan:cap al sol, solejat, ...
Czech:ke slunci, osluněný, ...
Danish:mod solen, i solens retning, ...
Dutch:zonwaarts, in de richting van de zon, ...
Greek:προς τον ήλιο, ηλιοστραφής, ...
Hungarian:nap felé, napos, ...
Khmer:ទៅទិសព្រះអាទិត្យ, បែរទៅរកព្រះអាទិត្យ, ...
Korean:태양을 향해, 해를 향한, ...
Persian:خورشیدوار, آفتابی, ...
Polish:ku słońcu, skierowany ku słońcu, ...
Portuguese (BR):para o sol, solar, ...
Romanian:spre soare, însorit, ...
Swedish:mot solen, solorienterad, ...
Thai:หันไปทางดวงอาทิตย์, หันสู่ดวงอาทิตย์, ...
Turkish:güneşe doğru, güneşe bakan, ...
Vietnamese:về phía mặt trời, hướng nắng, ...

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