downgoing

English

Etymology

From down +‎ going.

Adjective

downgoing (not comparable)

1. (sciences, especially of a wave) Tending downward
   • 1997, Research Required to Support Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty‎^[1], →ISBN, page 27:

     First, explosions in the water are efficient generators of seismic waves, because hydroacoustic energy efficiently generates downgoing seismic waves below the water.

Antonyms

• upgoing

Noun

downgoing (plural downgoings)

1. (rare, poetic) A descent
   • 1854, John Stanyan Bigg, Night and the Soul: A Dramatic Poem‎^[2], page 121:

     Art thou not weary, Time, of thy long tramp, / Thy long downgoings from the thrones of bliss ?

Related terms

• downgone
• upgoing

Anagrams

• going down