Sentence examples for forward or downward from inspiring English sources

The head is bent downward, and the mouthparts point backward instead of forward or downward as is the case in most other insects.

The covering of the head is a sclerotized ring tapering from the flexible neck forward or downward and ending in three lobes: a jugum on each side and a central clypeus (or tylus).

In the apes and Old World monkeys (the Catarrhini, meaning "downward nosed"), the nostrils are set close together, point forward or downward, and are separated by a very narrow septum.

However, most tectal units are only broadly tuned for direction and the majority prefer forward or downward directions of movement [47], [48].

It seems to me that if spasm of the muscle in utero produces dislocation of the hip, it ought always to produce it in the same direction, but we find that the usual form is upon the dorsal of the ilium, and this specimen which I present is one upward and forward, and Dr. Cornigan says that the dislocation may take place downward and forward, or downward and backward.

Move the handle or knob on the side of your seat to move the seat forward, backward, upward or downward, so it is a comfortable distance from the steering wheel, so you can see well out of all windows and so the seat belt is comfortable.

In addition, the height of the backrest and the depth of the seat can be adjusted at the same time since the entire backrest can be moved forward or backward, upward or downward.

A Leap Motion gesture could be moving certain parts of the hand in a circle, swiping in a direction or pressing a finger forward / downward.

When a downward force and a forward or backward force are simultaneously detected, as described above, we can determine the motion of the robotic cart for forward or backward.

Subjects indicated via button press whether the stimulus was moving forward or backward (upward arrow key for forward, downward arrow key for backward).

Next thing I knew, we lurched forward and downward.