Toward the head
Headward means toward the head or source of something, especially a stream or river.
In geomorphology, headward erosion occurs when a stream cuts back into higher ground, extending its channel upstream.
The term appears occasionally in anatomy to indicate direction toward the head of the body, though cephalad is more technical.
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Toward the head
Headward means toward the head or source of something, especially a stream or river.
In geomorphology, headward erosion occurs when a stream cuts back into higher ground, extending its channel upstream.
The term appears occasionally in anatomy to indicate direction toward the head of the body, though cephalad is more technical.
1. direction — forward, Onward in direction; ahead (In the lead); onward (Toward what lies ahead); frontward (Toward the anterior); toward · advancing · leading · anterior · fore · prow · bow · nosefirst · upstream · uphill
2. anatomy — cranial, Of the skull; cephalic (Of the head); skull (Head's bone casing); crown (Sovereign's ornamental headpiece); vertex · scalp · rostral · superior · apical
BODILY/SPATIAL DIRECTIONheadward ≠ tailward Toward the posterior end; caudal · footways · inferiorly · distally · downward
head, ward
Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/headward