tailward

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tailward

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From tail + -ward.

adjective

not comparable Toward the tail. Both physical arguments and simulations of the global heliosphere indicate that the tailward heliopause is flattened considerably in the direction perpendicular to the large-scale interstellar magnetic field.

adverb

not comparable Toward the tail.
Similar: caudally, caudad

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"tailward." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tailward.

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@misc{tailward_2026,
  title = {tailward},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tailward},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}