Definition of Headward. Meaning of Headward. Synonyms of Headward

- Headward erosion is erosion at the origin of a stream channel, which causes the origin to move back away from the direction of the stream flow, lengthening...
- course Natural damming, such as by a landslide or ice sheet Erosion, either Headward erosion of one stream valley upwards into another, or Lateral erosion of...
- Alice Mabel Headwards-Hunter, LAH, FRCSEd (late 1800s – 11 September 1973) was the first woman to become a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of...
- characterized by a distinct 'headscarp' or 'headwall' and progress by headward (i.e., upstream) erosion. Gullies are commonly related to intermittent...
- Subsequent streams are streams whose course has been determined by selective headward erosion along weak strata. These streams have generally developed after...
- The spinous processes project tailwards from T1–T9, straight up at T10, headwards from T11 to T12, and the rest project straight up. The spinous processes...
- preservation of tidal marsh ecosystems. Some smaller scale changes include headward (i.e. upstream) erosion and coastal development. Large system changes include...
- (1.6 km) away. The gorge started forming about 10,000 years ago through headward erosion caused by Rainbow Falls, a 91 feet (28 m) waterfall at the gorge's...
- basins formerly separated by high ground, such as mountains or ridges. Headward erosion from a lower basin may breach the barrier, as may spilling over...
- system, usually the drainage basin) of the fluvial system, which leads to headward erosion along the length of either a stream or river, gradually lowering...