upward or downward

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• upward and downward squint — hypertropia …   Medical dictionary

• upward — up|ward1 [ ʌpwərd ] adverb ** 1. ) toward a higher position: The road climbed upward. ─ opposite DOWNWARD 2. ) toward a higher or more important level: Share prices have risen sharply upward. ─ opposite DOWNWARD 3. ) more than a number or amount …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• downward — [ˈdaʊnwəd] adj I going towards a lower place or level Ant: upward a downward slope/movement[/ex] II adv American downward [ˈdaʊnwəd] downwards …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• Upward continuation — is a method used in oil exploration and geophysics to estimate the values of a gravitational or magnetic field by using measurements at a lower elevation and extrapolating upward, assuming continuity. This technique is commonly used to merge… …   Wikipedia

• Upward — Up ward, Upwards Up wards, adv. [AS. upweardes. See {Up }, and { wards}.] [1913 Webster] 1. In a direction from lower to higher; toward a higher place; in a course toward the source or origin; opposed to downward; as, to tend or roll upward. I.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Upward of — Upward Up ward, Upwards Up wards, adv. [AS. upweardes. See {Up }, and { wards}.] [1913 Webster] 1. In a direction from lower to higher; toward a higher place; in a course toward the source or origin; opposed to downward; as, to tend or roll… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Downward social comparison — is a defensive tendency to compare oneself with someone whose troubles are more serious than one s own. See also Social comparison theory External links Harvard University paper on Challenge and threat responses during downward and upward social… …   Wikipedia

• downward mobility — upward/downward/mobility phrase a situation in which someone moves up/​down in social class Thesaurus: changing social or professional statushyponym from an upper class familysynonym Main entry: mobility …   Useful english dictionary

• downward — down|ward1 [ daunwərd ] adverb * toward a lower place or level: He looked downward. face downward 1. ) lying on the front of your body: He found her lying face downward on her bed. 2. ) lying on the side that normally faces up: She placed the… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• upward — [[t]ʌ̱pwə(r)d[/t]] 1) ADJ: ADJ n An upward movement or look is directed towards a higher place or a higher level. She started once again on the steep upward climb... She gave him a quick, upward look, then lowered her eyes. Ant: downward 2) ADJ:… …   English dictionary

• upward — up|ward [ˈʌpwəd US wərd] adj [only before noun] 1.) increasing to a higher level ≠ ↑downward upward trend/movement ▪ an upward trend in sales ▪ a sharp upward movement in property prices ▪ upward pressure on bank interest rates 2.) moving or… …   Dictionary of contemporary English