Downstream Meaning and Definition

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