bluewardadj.adv.

Brit.

/ˈbluːwəd/, U.S.

/ˈbluwərd/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: blue n., -ward suffix.

Etymology: < blue n. + -ward suffix. With use as adverb compare slightly earlier bluewards adv.

A. adj.

Physics and Astronomy. Situated towards the blue end of the visible spectrum; occurring in the direction of the blue end.

ΚΠ

1877 M. Foster Text Bk. Physiol. ii. ii. 236 The other [absorption band], β, much broader, lies a little to the red side of E, its blue-ward edge, even in moderately dilute solutions, coming close up to that line.

1907 Pop. Astron. 15 614 Investigation on my part indicated λ = 5000 as the blue-ward limit of the light to be admitted to attain the best result.

1935 Sci. News Let. 28 Sept. 203/2 A blueward shift may mean that the earth is approaching the star.

1978 Sci. Amer. Aug. 36/2 The blueward displacement is caused by the Doppler effect and indicates a net outward flow of gas from the stellar surface.

2006 New Astron. Rev. 49 587/1 Because this material is moving towards us, the dip is on the blueward side of the line.

B. adv.

Towards the blue (in various senses of the noun); (Physics and Astronomy) towards the blue end of the visible spectrum; in the direction of the blue end.

ΚΠ

1893 N. Gale Orchard Songs 3 To throw these loves to heaven with a kiss, Blue-ward and sun-ward—that shall be our bliss.

1911 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 28 Oct. Suppl. 409/2 The conspicuous band in the red..moves further blueward on shaking up with carbonic oxide.

1964 Publ. Astron. Soc. Pacific 76 306 We find that λ 4511 is displaced blueward relative to the absorption lines by about 3 km/sec.

2001 C. Cook Screen Door Jesus 1 Rising like smoke, weaving blueward through forested fissures, weightless.

2010 Icarus 209 76/2 The solar flux as seen at Mercury is shifted blueward (toward shorter wavelengths).

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	blueward
释义	bluewardadj.adv. Brit. /ˈbluːwəd/, U.S. /ˈbluwərd/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: blue n., -ward suffix. Etymology: < blue n. + -ward suffix. With use as adverb compare slightly earlier bluewards adv. A. adj. Physics and Astronomy. Situated towards the blue end of the visible spectrum; occurring in the direction of the blue end. ΚΠ 1877 M. Foster Text Bk. Physiol. ii. ii. 236 The other [absorption band], β, much broader, lies a little to the red side of E, its blue-ward edge, even in moderately dilute solutions, coming close up to that line. 1907 Pop. Astron. 15 614 Investigation on my part indicated λ = 5000 as the blue-ward limit of the light to be admitted to attain the best result. 1935 Sci. News Let. 28 Sept. 203/2 A blueward shift may mean that the earth is approaching the star. 1978 Sci. Amer. Aug. 36/2 The blueward displacement is caused by the Doppler effect and indicates a net outward flow of gas from the stellar surface. 2006 New Astron. Rev. 49 587/1 Because this material is moving towards us, the dip is on the blueward side of the line. B. adv. Towards the blue (in various senses of the noun); (Physics and Astronomy) towards the blue end of the visible spectrum; in the direction of the blue end. ΚΠ 1893 N. Gale Orchard Songs 3 To throw these loves to heaven with a kiss, Blue-ward and sun-ward—that shall be our bliss. 1911 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 28 Oct. Suppl. 409/2 The conspicuous band in the red..moves further blueward on shaking up with carbonic oxide. 1964 Publ. Astron. Soc. Pacific 76 306 We find that λ 4511 is displaced blueward relative to the absorption lines by about 3 km/sec. 2001 C. Cook Screen Door Jesus 1 Rising like smoke, weaving blueward through forested fissures, weightless. 2010 Icarus 209 76/2 The solar flux as seen at Mercury is shifted blueward (toward shorter wavelengths). This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.adv.1877
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