adj/adv · academic
sunward
UK/ˈsʌnwəd/US/ˈsʌnwərd/SUN·ward
Band 6-7task2task1speaking
directed toward or facing the sun
Examples
“Solar panels were orientated sunward to maximise energy capture.”
“The comet's tail pointed away, while its nucleus moved sunward.”
“During the launch, instruments recorded the sunward acceleration of the probe.”
Band 8 sentence
“Engineers adjusted the array so each panel faced sunward for peak efficiency throughout the day.”
Collocations
- sunward direction
- orient sunward
Word family
sunward adj/advsunwards adv (informal)
Common mistakes
sunwards→sunward
sun facing→sunward
Say it for a higher band
5toward the sun→6up toward the sun→7+sunward
Synonyms
toward the sun
Easily confused
skyward
“The rocket shot skyward in a bright plume of smoke.”
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