DOWNSTREAM | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

in the direction in which a stream or river flows

in direction in which stream or river flows

• the car had floated some way downstream
• the valley where I lived was downstream from coal mines
• the bridge spanned the river just downstream of the rail line

in or towards the part of a sequence of genetic material where transcription takes place later than at a given point

in or towards part of sequence of genetic material

• a termination signal was found downstream from the coding region

at a stage in the process of gas or oil extraction and production after the raw material is ready for refining

at stage in process of gas or oil extraction

• the company is bigger downstream, deriving a larger slice of its revenues from refining and marketing the oil it finds

situated or moving in the direction in which a stream or river flows

situated or moving in direction in which stream or river flows

• deforestation could have disastrous consequences for downstream regions

situated in or towards the part of a sequence of genetic material where transcription takes place later than at a given point

situated in or towards later part of sequence of genetic material

• many of the protein gene sequences in this study appear to end with a single T that is directly adjacent to the downstream gene

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

taking place at or relating to stage in process of gas or oil extraction

• a government regulation on the oil and gas downstream sector was issued