Definition of Outward-moving

1. Adjective. Moving or directed away from center, especially when spinning or traveling in a curve.

Similar to: Centrifugal

Lexicographical Neighbors of Outward-moving

outwaited
outwaiting
outwaits
outwalk
outwalked
outwalker
outwalkers
outwalking
outwalks
outwall
outwalls
outwar
outward
outward-bound
outward-developing
outward-moving (current term)
outwardly
outwardness
outwardnesses
outwards
outwarred
outwarring
outwars
outwash
outwashes
outwaste
outwasted
outwastes
outwasting

Literary usage of Outward-moving

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Geology of the Coama-Guayama District, Porto Rico by Edwin Thomas Hodge (1920)
"The waters which the outward moving gases meet with are dissolved, but the speed of diffusion in the gaseous solution is undoubtedly slower than the speed ..."

2. A Text-book of Inorganic Chemistry, Descriptive, Theoretical, and Practical by Alfred Allen Bennett (1892)
"The latter thus push their way in among the outward-moving gas. When these molecules reach a point where the temperature is sufficiently high, ..."

3. Geology and Physiography of Porto Rico by New York Academy of Sciences (1919)
"The waters which the outward moving gases meet with are dissolved, but the speed of diffusion in the gaseous solution is undoubtedly slower than the speed ..."

4. Hydro-electric Power by Lamar Lyndon (1916)
"This admits oil through the upper portion of the control valve to the right-hand side of the relay piston, which moves outward, moving with it the ..."

5. Hydro-electric Power by Lamar Lyndon (1916)
"This admits oil through the upper portion of the control valve to the right-hand side of the relay piston, which moves outward, moving with it the main ..."

6. Self-propelled Vehicles: A Practical Treatise on the Theory, Construction by James Edward Homans (1910)
"... generally located on the opposite side of the cylinder wall, is uncovered by the outward-moving piston. The fuel gas in the crank case is slightly ..."

7. The Philosophy of Memory and Other Essays: Consisting of Articles on the by David Thomas Smith (1899)
"... momentum proportionate to its extent, and the result will be that as these outward moving particles or masses strike against the limiting wall or bank, ..."

8. Gymnastics: A Text-book of the German-American System of Gymnastics by William Albin Stecher (1896)
"Step position forward left, the wands upward, the hands together, 1 Bend the trunk forward with hollow back and spread the arms outward, moving the left ..."

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