downflowing
Streaming toward ground
Downflowing describes something that flows downward—water, air, light, or other substances moving from a higher to a lower position: downflowing streams from the glacier, downflowing currents of cold air.
The word is straightforward but uncommon, appearing mostly in technical or literary contexts.
Moving downward
- fallingMoving downward freely
- sinkingFalling through water
- plungingDescending steeply and quickly
- droppingLetting something fall
cascading · pouring · streaming · trickling · draining · seeping · oozing · dripping
Steady continuous flow
- cascadeSuccessive downward flow
- waterfallDescending river over precipice
- torrentViolent rushing flow
- currentDirected flow of charge
rapids · tributary · brook · river · spillway · cataract · chute · flume
Relating to mass-based attraction
- freefallUnimpeded downward motion
- accelerationRate velocity changes
- pullForce toward oneself
- descentDownward slope or lineage
weight · mass · attraction · plummet · drop · sink · settle · precipitate
descending
Moving downward
dropping · cascading · pouring · streaming · trickling · draining · seeping · oozing · dripping · spilling
stream
Steady continuous flow
current · rapids · tributary · brook · river · spillway · cataract · chute · flume · runoff
gravitational
Relating to mass-based attraction
- freefallUnimpeded downward motion
- accelerationRate velocity changes
- pullForce toward oneself
descent · weight · mass · attraction · plummet · drop · sink · settle · precipitate · fall