heavyside

noun
UK /ˈhɛvisaɪd/
US /ˈhɛvisaɪd/

The heavy side is the part of something that weighs the most.

The heavy side of the box tipped down when we lifted it.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. The side of a ship or load that carries the most weight.

The crew moved cargo to correct the heavyside of the boat.

3. A tendency to lean or favor one direction.

The old gate had a heavyside and always swung shut.

4. The more serious or difficult part of a task.

We finished the heavyside of the work before lunch.

5. A surname, as in the mathematician Oliver Heaviside.

Heaviside studied how electricity travels through wires.