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downgoing en · ADJ

Etymology

From down + going.

Meanings

1. (especially, not-comparable, of a wave) Tending downward
   • First, explosions in the water are efficient generators of seismic waves, because hydroacoustic energy efficiently generates downgoing seismic waves below the water. 1997, Research Required to Support Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, →ISBN, page 27:

Antonyms

upgoing

downgoing en · NOUN

Etymology

From down + going.

Meanings

1. (poetic, rare) A descent
   • Art thou not weary, Time, of thy long tramp, / Thy long downgoings from the thrones of bliss ? 1854, John Stanyan Bigg, Night and the Soul: A Dramatic Poem, page 121:

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downgone · upgoing