shortward

English

Etymology

From short +‎ -ward.

Adjective

shortward (not comparable)

1. Near, or oriented toward, the shorter wavelengths of a range.
   • 2015, Nolan R. Walborn, Hugues Sana, Christopher J. Evans, William D. Taylor, Elena Sabbi, Rodolfo H. Barbá, Nidia I. Morrell, Jesús Maíz Apellániz, Alfredo Sota, Philip L. Dufton, Catherine M. McEvoy, J. Simon Clark, Nevena Markova, Krzysztof Ulaczyk, “Broad Balmer Wings in BA Hyper/Supergiants Distorted by Diffuse Interstellar Bands: Five Examples in the 30 Doradus Region from the VLT-FLAMES Tarantula Survey”, in arXiv‎:

     The profiles of both lines are extremely asymmetrical, which we have found to be caused by very broad diffuse interstellar bands (DIBs) in the longward wing of H${\displaystyle \beta }$ and the shortward wing of H${\displaystyle \alpha }$.

Adverb

shortward (comparative more shortward, superlative most shortward)

1. Near, or oriented toward, the shorter wavelengths of a range.

   the H₂S band is shifted shortward to 3.89 μm when mixed as a minor component

Related terms

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