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downfield

downfield adjective: towards the lower part of a field.

Adjective

downfield (comparative further downfield or farther downfield, superlative furthest downfield or farthest downfield)

  1. Towards the lower part of a field.
  2. Toward the defending team's end of the playing field.
  3. Describing an NMR resonance at a higher frequency to that of a reference signal.

Adverb

downfield (comparative further downfield or farther downfield, superlative furthest downfield or farthest downfield)

  1. Towards the lower part of a field.
    • He stole an occasional glance as the mule again worked its way downfield.

Antonyms of downfield

Forms of downfield

Adjective
comparativefurther downfield
comparativefarther downfield
superlativefurthest downfield
superlativefarthest downfield
Adverb
comparativefurther downfield
comparativefarther downfield
superlativefurthest downfield
superlativefarthest downfield

Origin of downfield

From down- + field.

Questions about downfield

What does downfield mean?
Downfield means towards the lower part of a field.
What part of speech is downfield?
Downfield can be an adjective or an adverb.

Words near downfield in the dictionary

  1. downfaulting
  2. downfaults
  3. downfeather
  4. downfeathers
  5. downfell
  6. downfield
  7. downflex
  8. downflexed
  9. downflexes
  10. downflexing
  11. downflexings

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