shortward

adj, adv — 2 senses

shortward

adj

Etymology From short + -ward.

1

Near, or oriented toward, the shorter wavelengths of a range.

  • The profiles of both lines are extremely asymmetrical, which we have found to be caused by very broad diffuse interstellar bands (DIBs) in the longward wing of H#92;beta and the shortward wing of H#92;alpha.2015, Nolan R. Walborn, Hugues Sana, Christopher J. Evans, William D. Taylor, Elena Sabbi, Rodolfo H. Barbá, Nidia I. Morrell, Jesús Maíz Apellániz, Alfredo Sota, Philip L. Dufton, Catherine M. McEvoy, J. Simon Clark, Nevena Markova, Krzysztof Ulaczyk, “Broad Balmer Wings in BA Hyper/Supergiants Distorted by Diffuse Interstellar Bands: Five Examples in the 30 Doradus Region from the VLT-FLAMES Tarantula Survey”, in arXiv:

shortward

adv

Etymology From short + -ward.

1

Near, or oriented toward, the shorter wavelengths of a range.

  • the H₂S band is shifted shortward to 3.89 μm when mixed as a minor component
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