downfield

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downfield

adjective further downfield · farther downfield · furthest downfield · 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.

Opposite: upfield

adverb further downfield · farther downfield · furthest downfield · farthest downfield

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

Opposite: upfield

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@misc{downfield_2026,
  title = {downfield},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/downfield},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}