leftwards

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adverb

Leftward; towards the left.

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Meanings

adverbleftwards (not comparable)
  1. not comparableLeftward; towards the left.

    The clockwise beating of cilia results in a net flow of extraembryonic fluid leftwards […]

    2006, Manfred Schliwa, Molecular Motors, page 359

Origin

From left + -wards.

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Translations

Esperanto maldekstren, liven
  • maldekstrenleftwards
  • livenleftwards
Cite this entry
APA

leftwards. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leftwards

MLA

“leftwards.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leftwards. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “leftwards,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leftwards.

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