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downgradient

adj

Etymology

From down- + gradient.

  1. derived from gradiēns
  2. prefixed as downgradient — “down + gradient”

Definitions

  1. A position down along a gradient from a starting position.

  2. a location that receives groundwater from another location

    a location that receives groundwater from another location; similar to downstream.

    • Monitoring wells are installed downgradient of a contamination source to detect a contaminant plume.

  3. The direction along a gradient.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. a direction that groundwater flows toward.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for downgradient. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA