I cut an paste this in... before i saw your post.
trend
trend/Submit
noun
1.
a general direction in which something is developing or changing.
"an upward trend in sales and profit margins"
synonyms: tendency, movement, drift, swing, shift, course, current, direction, progression, inclination, leaning; More
a fashion.
"the latest trends in modern dance"
synonyms: fashion, vogue, style, mode, craze, mania, rage; More
verb
verb: trend; 3rd person present: trends; past tense: trended; past participle: trended; gerund or present participle: trending
1.
change or develop in a general direction.
"unemployment has been trending upward"
synonyms: move, go, head, drift, gravitate, swing, shift, turn, incline, tend, lean, veer More
(of a topic) be or be becoming popular on a news or social media website.
"a certain rehab regular is trending once again"
2.
(especially of geographical features) bend or turn away in a specified direction.
"the Richelieu River trends northward to Lake Champlain"
trend
trend/Submit
noun
1.
a general direction in which something is developing or changing.
"an upward trend in sales and profit margins"
synonyms: tendency, movement, drift, swing, shift, course, current, direction, progression, inclination, leaning; More
a fashion.
"the latest trends in modern dance"
synonyms: fashion, vogue, style, mode, craze, mania, rage; More
verb
verb: trend; 3rd person present: trends; past tense: trended; past participle: trended; gerund or present participle: trending
1.
change or develop in a general direction.
"unemployment has been trending upward"
synonyms: move, go, head, drift, gravitate, swing, shift, turn, incline, tend, lean, veer More
(of a topic) be or be becoming popular on a news or social media website.
"a certain rehab regular is trending once again"
2.
(especially of geographical features) bend or turn away in a specified direction.
"the Richelieu River trends northward to Lake Champlain"
it's exactly what you've stated.