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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

downfield

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.58 in modern English

Syllables
down-field
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Towards the lower part of a field.

adj

Toward the defending team's end of the playing field.

adj

Describing an NMR resonance at a higher frequency to that of a reference signal.

adv

Towards the lower part of a field.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From down- + field.

Inflected Forms

further downfield (comparative) farther downfield (comparative) furthest downfield (superlative) farthest downfield (superlative)

Antonyms

upfield

Questions

What does downfield mean?
Towards the lower part of a field.
Where does downfield come from?
From down- + field.

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