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downwell

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From down- + well.

verb downwells · downwelling · downwelled

  1. To sink below material of lower density. Some of the northward-flowing waters turn eastward and enter the Throughflow sponge above 1300 m (Figure 5b), where they downwell and return to the interior and spread both to the south and the north (Figure 5c).
  2. of radiation To penetrate water downward. This measurement, as Region 4 stated, has been "commonly used to measure marine turbidity; it does not measure downwelling ambient light."

noun downwells

  1. A vertical shaft or well in which water flows downward. The proposed work includes enlarging the basin and installing downwells for percolation.
  2. Synonym of downwelling. Warm-water eddies are downwells and cold-water eddies facilitate vertical mixing rather than induce upwelling.

    Similar: downwelling

adjective more downwell · most downwell

  1. In the lower part of a well. By measuring downwell and wellhead temperature, wellbore heat losses through the casing to the formation can be measured.
  2. towards the nearest planet or other gravity well. "[...] spend the two weeks after Translator Dlique's funeral on her estate downwell.

adverb more downwell · most downwell

  1. In the lower part of a well. These identification plaques will serve as one aspect of continuing control and are intended to be a long-term indication of a sealed radioactive source downwell.
  2. toward the nearest planet or other gravity well. To be safe, we'll have to go downwell.

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@misc{downwell_2026,
  title = {downwell},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/downwell},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}