downstream

English

Etymology

From down- +‎ stream.

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -iːm

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.
   • 2018, David Brody, Scott Lamb, The Faith of Donald J. Trump: A Spiritual Biography, →ISBN:

     We're a couple of conservative Christians who believe that politics is downstream from culture.

Antonyms

• upstream

Translations

lower down, in relation to a river or stream

• Bikol Central: ilawod
• Bulgarian: по течението (po tečenieto)
• Finnish: alapuolella (fi)
• French: aval (fr), descendant (fr)
• German: stromabwärts
• Italian: a valle

• Malay: hilir (ms)
• Maori: raro iho
• Portuguese: jusante
• Swedish: nedströms (sv)

biology: towards the 3' end of a DNA molecule

• French: en aval (fr)
• Italian: a valle

• Portuguese: a jusante (pt)
• 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

Following the path of a river or stream

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

• Latin: secundō flūmine
• Persian: پایین رود‎
• Portuguese: jusante
• Romanian: în aval, la vale, în josul apei
• Scottish Gaelic: leis an t-sruth
• Swedish: nedströms (sv)
• Tagalog: ilawod (tl)

Verb

downstream (third-person singular simple present downstreams, present participle downstreaming, simple past and past participle downstreamed)

1. To stream downward.