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upwards

English

Etymology

From Middle English upwardes, from Old English upweardes, equivalent to up +? -wards. Cognate with Dutch opwaarts (upwards), German aufwärts (upwards).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /??pw?dz/
  • (US) IPA(key): /??pw?dz/

Adverb

upwards (comparative more upwards, superlative most upwards)

  1. Towards a higher place; towards what is above.
  2. To a higher figure or amount.
  3. Towards something which is higher in order, larger, superior etc.
  4. Backwards in time, into the past.
  5. To or into later life.

Synonyms

  • upward, up

Antonyms

  • downward, down

Derived terms

  • upward of
  • upwards of

Translations

Anagrams

  • draw-ups, draws up, updraws

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orthotropic

English

Etymology

ortho- +? -tropic

Adjective

orthotropic (not comparable)

  1. (botany) Growing vertically, either upwards or downwards.
  2. (engineering) Having material properties that differ along three mutually orthogonal twofold axes of rotational symmetry.
    Hypernym: anisotropic

Related terms

  • orthotropous

Translations

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