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faintward

adj

Etymology

From faint + -ward.

  1. derived from *dʰeyǵʰ-✻
  2. derived from fingo
  3. derived from faint
  4. inherited from faynt
  5. suffixed as faintward — “faint + ward”

Definitions

  1. Towards the fainter part of the galaxy (or other astronomical object).

    • Anyway, we predict a downturn of the galaxy luminosity function at z~8 faintward of M_UV~-12, and stress that its detailed shape is extremely informative both on particle physics and on the astrophysics of galaxy formation in small halos.

The neighborhood

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