Word: Downstream
How to pronounce: daʊnˈstriːm
Adverb
Definitions:
1. In the direction in which a stream or river flows.
Example sentences: "The car had floated some way downstream"
2. In or toward the part of a sequence of genetic material where transcription takes place later than at a given point.
Example sentences: "A termination signal was found downstream from the coding region"
3. At a stage in the process of gas or oil extraction and production after the raw material is ready for refining.
Example sentences: "The company is bigger downstream, deriving a larger slice of its revenues from refining and marketing the oil it finds"
Adjective
Definitions:
1. Situated or moving in the direction in which a stream or river flows.
2. Situated in or toward the part of a sequence of genetic material where transcription takes place later than at a given point.
3. Taking place at or relating to a stage in the process of gas or oil extraction and production after the raw material is ready for refining.
Synonyms:
downward
downwards
descending current
downward flow
downflow
the lower
bottom
tailrace
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Downstream in Other Languages...
Spanish:
German: Nachgelagerten
French: Aval
Italian: Downstream
Turkish: Akım
