The rocky mountain, when seen edgewise from a distance, had appeared like a tower; now, on approaching it on its broad side, its silhouette altered its semblance into that of an elongated crouching lion.
Transits, eclipses, and occulations of Saturn's satellites can only be seen when the ring is turned nearly edgewise towards the earth.
The rings when turned edgewise either towards the earth or sun, are not visible in ordinary telescopes, neither can they be seen when the earth and sun are on opposite sides of the rings.
This is done by means of a divider of strong tin, copper, or iron, pushed in from behind, in a groove cut edgewise in the bottom side of the main board, and resting on the under one.
This plan may be varied by means of the two pieces or arms, letedgewise flush into the top of a post, crossing it diagonally: on this the hive-board may rest, or be secured by a button or two.
This is particularly manifest at the time when they are edgewise to the earth, for the sun being situated slightly above or below the plane of the rings then throws their shadow across Saturn close to its equator.
In consequence of the thinness of the rings they completely disappear from the range of vision of small telescopes when, as occurs once in every fifteen years, they are seen exactly edgewise from the earth.
The plane of their orbits is presented edgewise toward the earth, from which it follows that they appear to move back and forth nearly in straight lines, some apparently approaching the planet, while others are receding from it.
This is owing partly to their more deliberate movements and partly to the inclination of the plane of their orbits, which seldom lies edgewise toward the earth.
Pine pieces 2 by 4 inches were nailed edgewise to the tops of the posts and supports.
I then dig up the ground to the depth of three or four inches and place boards edgewise around this bed, letting them down into the ground two or three inches.
If one drops a flat card edgewisefrom a height it seems as if it ought to fall straight down to the ground.
I was myself again, tightened my grip on the stout bars of the crate, gave a spasmodic jerk, and dragged myself as I layedgewise two or three inches along the end of the great crate.
All field coils, except on a few of the smallest machines, are of edgewise wound copper strip.
The field coils are designed for 120 volt excitation, and are wound edgewise with copper strip.
For a moment the aeropile fell nearly edgewise with her nose down, and seemed to hesitate whether to overset altogether.
Saws for cutting or rather fretting blocks of stone can be made by stretching a strip of this material edgewise in a wooden frame, aided by water, sharp sand, and a suitable balance weight, such as marble masons use.
Set the board on edge on the horizon plane and turn it edgewise toward the sun so that a shadow of the pin is cast on the plane.
Centauri, provided that their orbit plane is turned exactly edgewisetoward the earth.
When the board is turned edgewise toward the sun so that its shadow is as thin as possible, rule a pencil line alongside it on the horizon plane.
At the rear of the cabin rose a towering cliff or rather a huge slab of rock standing edgewise more than two hundred feet high, apparently the upheaval of some mighty convulsion of nature in ages gone.
When he reached the foot of the Sangre de Christo range, through the great depths of snow, he saw the fearful havoc of the snow slide and noted the slanting position of the edgewise cliff.
For switchboard use in electric supply stations where space is valuable, instruments of the type called edgewise ammeters are much employed.
Material molecules are edgewise in it, and meet no retardation in the subtle flood.
If a series of knife blades on pivot ends be set in a frame, and turnededgewise to a rapid current of water, the swiftly moving stream flows through this sieve of metallic edges about as easily as if there were no obstructions.
Place the flat right hand, thumb down, edgewisebefore the right side of the shoulder, pointing toward the right.
The same gesture has also been made by throwing the palmar side of the right fist edgewise downward in front of the knuckles of the left, as in Fig.
Hold the flat right hand forward and slightly outward from the shoulder, palm either upward or downward, and pass it edgewise horizontally to the right and left.
Both hands are held edgewise before the body, palms facing, spread the fingers, and place those of one hand into the spaces between those of the other, so that the tips of each protrude about an inch beyond.
Nobody would have conceived that anedgewise gripe of such a mass of metal could derange its form in this way.
Yesterday morning Lord Rosse arranged a new method of suspending the great mirror, so as to take its edgewise pressure in a manner that allowed the springy supports of its flat back to act.
Resting it edgewiseon the forge, he supported it perpendicularly with one hand, wiping his face with the handkerchief he held in the other.
His hand flashed up in an edgewise blow which caught the other on the side of the throat, and then the world came apart about them.
Ross rolled, trying to escape steel-fingered hands, his own chopping out in edgewise blows, striving to serve Ennar as he had Tulka.
For a moment his monoplane fell nearly edgewise with her nose down, and seemed to hesitate whether to overset altogether.
It happened just then to be one of those periods when the ring is edgewisetowards the earth, and of course he only saw a round disc like that of Jupiter.
The ring happened then to be at its edgewise period, and a careful study of the behaviour of the ansæ when disappearing and reappearing soon revealed to Huyghens the true explanation.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "edgewise" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word. Other words: aside; askance; broadside; edgewise; sidelong; sideways
