downward

down·ward  (dounwrd)

adv. or down·wards (-wrdz)

1. In, to, or toward a lower place, level, or position: floating downward.

2. Toward a lower position in a hierarchy or on a socioeconomic scale: slid downward into poverty.

3. Toward the feet or lower parts: clothed from the waist downward.

4. Toward a lower amount, degree, or rank: stocks plummeted downward.

5. From a prior source or earlier time: passed downward through the ages.

adj.

Directed toward a lower place or position: downward movement.

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downward·ly adv.

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downward [ˈdaʊnwəd]

adj

1. descending from a higher to a lower level, condition, position, etc.

2. descending from a beginning

adv

a variant of downwards

downwardly  adv

downwardness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	downward - extending or moving from a higher to a lower place; "the down staircase"; "the downward course of the stream" down descending - coming down or downward
	2.	downward - on or toward a surface regarded as a base; "he lay face downward"; "the downward pull of gravity" down - being or moving lower in position or less in some value; "lay face down"; "the moon is down"; "our team is down by a run"; "down by a pawn"; "the stock market is down today"
Adv.	1.	downward - spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position; "don't fall down"; "rode the lift up and skied down"; "prices plunged downward" down, downwardly, downwards up, upward, upwardly, upwards - spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position; "look up!"; "the music surged up"; "the fragments flew upwards"; "prices soared upwards"; "upwardly mobile"

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downward

adjective descending, declining, heading down, earthward a downward movement

Translations

downward [ˈdaʊnwəd]

A. ADJ [curve, movement] → descendente; [slope] → hacia abajo; [tendency] → a la baja

B. ADV [go, look] → hacia abajo
from the President downward → todos, incluso el Presidente

downward [ˈdaʊnwə^rd]

adj [movement] → vers le bas
a downward trend → une tendance à la baisse

adv → vers le bas

downward

adv (also downwards) look, point, extend, move → nach unten; to work downward(s) → sich nach unten vorarbeiten; to slope gently downward(s) → sanft abfallen; face downward(s) (person) → mit dem Gesicht nach unten; (book) → mit der aufgeschlagenen Seite nach unten; movement downward(s) (in price, value) → Rückgang m; to move downward(s) (figure, rate) → sinken, fallen; everyone from the Queen downward(s) → jeder, bei der Königin angefangen; our estimates have been revised downward(s) → unsere Kalkulation wurde nach unten korrigiert; to spiral downward(s) (prices) → stürzen; the economy is spiralling (Brit) or spiraling (US) downward(s) → mit der Wirtschaft geht es rapide bergab

adj stroke → nach unten; downward compatibility → Abwärtskompatibilität f; downward compatible → abwärtskompatibel; she made a bold downward stroke with the paintbrush → sie machte einen kühnen Pinselstrich nach unten; downward movement → Abwärtsbewegung f; apply foundation in a downward direction → tragen Sie die Grundierung von oben nach unten auf; downward slope → Abhang m; downward gradient (Brit) or grade (US) → Gefälle nt; downward trend → Abwärtstrend m; downward spiral → stetiger Rückgang; he’s on the downward path (fig) → mit ihm gehts bergab; the dollar resumed its downward path or slide against the yen → der Dollar fiel weiter gegen den Yen; a downward slide in prices → ein Preisrutsch m; to take a downward turn → sich zum Schlechteren wenden; to put downward pressure on wages/prices → die Löhne/Preise (nach unten) drücken

downward [ˈdaʊnwəd] adj (curve, movement etc) → in giù, verso il basso; (slope) → in discesa
a downward trend → una diminuzione progressiva
a downward trend in prices → una tendenza al ribasso dei prezzi

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downward [ˈdaʊnwəd] adj (curve, movement etc) → in giù, verso il basso; (slope) → in discesa
a downward trend → una diminuzione progressiva
a downward trend in prices → una tendenza al ribasso dei prezzi