downstream

English

Etymology

From down- +‎ stream.

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -iːm

Adjective

downstream (not comparable)

Lower down, in relation to a river or stream
She lives downstream from the dam.
(computing) in the direction from the server to the client
(biology) towards the 3' end of a DNA molecule

Antonyms

upstream

Translations

Lower down, in relation to a river or stream

French: aval (fr), descendant (fr)
German: stromabwärts
Italian: a valle

Malay: hilir
Maori: raro iho
Portuguese: jusante

Biology: towards the 3' end of a DNA molecule

French: en aval (fr)
Italian: a valle

Portuguese: à jusante
Spanish: corriente abajo

Adverb

downstream (not comparable)

Following the path of a river or stream
We spent the day paddling downstream in our canoes.

Antonyms

upstream

Translations

Following the path of a river or stream

Arabic: مع التيار‎‎
Dutch: stroomafwaarts (nl)
Finnish: alavirtaan (fi)
French: ^{(please verify)} dans le sens du courant (descente, vers la vallée) , ^{(please verify)} en aval (fr)
German: flussabwärts (de)

Persian: پایین رود‎‎
Portuguese: jusante f
Romanian: în aval, la vale, în josul apei
Scottish Gaelic: leis an t-sruth
Tagalog: ilawod (tl)

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