DOWNSTREAM
downstream
(adjective) in the direction of a stream’s current
downriver, downstream
(adverb) away from the source or with the current
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
downstream (not comparable)
Lower down, in relation to a river, stream or flow of fluid
(computing) In the direction from the server to the client.
(biology) Towards the 3' end of a DNA molecule.
(metaphoric) Influenced by something; being a consequence of something.
Antonyms
• upstream
Adverb
downstream (not comparable)
Following the path of a river or stream
Antonyms
• upstream
Verb
downstream (third-person singular simple present downstreams, present participle downstreaming, simple past and past participle downstreamed)
To stream downward.
Source: Wiktionary
Down"stream`, adv.
Definition: Down the stream; as, floating downstream.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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