Definition of Downstream

1. Adverb. Away from the source or with the current.

Exact synonyms: Downriver
Antonyms: Upriver, Upstream

2. Adjective. In the direction of a stream's current.
Antonyms: Upstream

Definition of Downstream

1. adv. Down the stream; as, floating downstream.

Definition of Downstream

1. Adjective. Lower down, in relation to a river or stream ¹

2. Adverb. Following the path of a river or stream ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Downstream

1. [adv]

Medical Definition of Downstream

1. 1. Portions of DNA or RNA that are more remote from the initiation sites and that will therefore be translated or transcribed later. 2. Shorthand term for things that happen at a late stage in a sequence of reactions. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Downstream

downspin
downspins
downspout
downspouts
downstage
downstages
downstair
downstate
downstater
downstaters
downstates
downsteepy
downstep
downsteps
downstream (current term)
downstream processing
downstroke
downstrokes
downstroy
downstroyed
downstroying
downstroys
downstyle
downswing
downswings
downtempo
downthrow
downthrows
downtick

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