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Definition of Downstream

1. Adjective. In the direction of a stream's current.

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)

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Literary usage of Downstream

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Future of Agriculture: Developing Country Implications by Martin Brown, Ian Goldin (1992)
"downstream activities The "downstream" activities are more difficult to characterise and quantify. Even within the rural areas, most agricultural products ..."

2. Irrigation Practice and Engineering by Bernard Alfred Etcheverry (1916)
"Stepped downstream Face/—This form of downstream face is intended to destroy ... downstream Floor or Apron to Resist Impact and Destroy Velocity of Fall. ..."

3. Hydropolitics along the Jordan River; Scarce Water and Its Impact on the by Aaron T. Wolf (1995)
"Initially Pakistan, and later Bangladesh, had interests in protecting the historic flow of the river for its own downstream uses. ..."

4. Lowell Hydraulic Experiments: Being a Selection from Experiments on by James Bicheno Francis (1871)
"Suppose now, that the communication of the air under the sheet, with the external atmosphere, is entirely cut off by placing boards on the downstream side ..."

5. Indian Storage Reservoirs with Earthen Dams: Being a Practical Treatise on by William Lumisden Strange (1913)
"The flow at the downstream ends of these sections should be diverted from the dam by small outfall gutters (which should be carried in water-tight channels ..."

6. Developing China's Natural Gas Market: The Energy Policy Challenges by International Energy Agency (2002)
"On the one hand, a poorly defined relation between upstream operators and downstream gas distribution companies may lead to erratic prices, ..."

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