downgradient

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释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    A position down along a gradient from a starting position.

  2. 2.

    a location that receives groundwater from another location; similar to downstream.

    Monitoring wells are installed downgradient of a contamination source to detect a contaminant plume.

adv.
  1. 1.

    The direction along a gradient.

  2. 2.

    a direction that groundwater flows toward.

词源

From down- + gradient.

来源：wiktionary