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
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.
• upstream
downstream (not comparable)
Following the path of a river or stream
• upstream
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
21 February 2025
(noun) some artifact that has been restored or reconstructed; “the restoration looked exactly like the original”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
