endwise

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endwise

adverb more endwise · most endwise

  1. Upright, or standing on end.
  2. With the end towards the front or towards the observer.
  3. Towards the ends.

Similar: endways, lengthwise, sideways, sidewise, edgeways

adjective more endwise · most endwise

  1. On-end; upright; pertaining or relating to the end. ... modes to the exclusion of either radial arms or any specific curve, my invention not referring to these modes, but to neutralising the endwise pressure on the axis, as more particularly stated hereinafter in my claim of invention.

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@misc{endwise_2026,
  title = {endwise},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/endwise},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}