Downgoing
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Downgoing is an adjective meaning (sciences, especially of a wave) Tending downward.
Meaning
(sciences, especially of a wave) Tending downward.
More Meanings
- (rare, poetic) A descent
Example Sentences
Art thou not weary, Time, of thy long tramp, / Thy long downgoings from the thrones of bliss ?
First, explosions in the water are efficient generators of seismic waves, because hydroacoustic energy efficiently generates downgoing seismic waves below the water.
Word Forms
- downgoings
Antonyms for downgoing
Common opposites include upgoing.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include downfalling, descendant, downturned, descending, declinate, downstrike.
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