definition of
downward

[1] #1 downward s. [down] extending or moving from a higher to a lower place; "the down staircase"; "the downward course of the stream". wn

[2] #2 downward r. [down, downwards, downwardly] spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position; "don't fall down"; "rode the lift up and skied down"; "prices plunged downward". wn

[3] #3 downward s. on or toward a surface regarded as a base; "he lay face downward"; "the downward pull of gravity". wn