downstream

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Adjective

downstream (not comparable)

1. Lower down, in relation to a river, stream or flow of fluid

   She lives downstream from the dam.

2. (computing) In the direction from the server to the client.
3. (biology) Towards the 3' end of a DNA molecule.
4. (metaphoric) Influenced by something; being a consequence of something.

Antonyms

• upstream

Translations

• French: aval, descendant
• German: stromabwärts
• Italian: a valle
• Portuguese: jusante

Translations

• French: en aval
• Italian: a valle
• Portuguese: a jusante
• Spanish: corriente abajo

Adverb

downstream (not comparable)

1. Following the path of a river or stream

   We spent the day paddling downstream in our canoes.

Antonyms

• upstream

Translations

• German: flussabwärts
• Portuguese: jusante

Verb

downstream (downstreams, present participle downstreaming; past and past participle downstreamed)

1. To stream downward.

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