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Downgoing is an English word. Below you'll find 2 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Downgoing in a sentence

Downgoing meaning

Tending downward

Using Downgoing

  • The main meaning on this page is: Tending downward

Context around Downgoing

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

limbs 1× subducting 1×

Sentence patterns with Downgoing

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

attached to downgoing subducting plates 1× or the downgoing limbs of 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

accretion occurs over 1×

Common sentence endings:

of convection cells 1× to subducting plates 1×

Words around Downgoing

Just before it in the word index:

downforce 25 downfield 156 downfalls 9 downfall 380 downey 300 downes 79

Just after it in the word index:

downgrade 163 downgraded 742 downgrades 38 downgrading 44 downham 10 downhearted 13

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 4 aacr 4 aacsb 4 aadar 4 aadk 4 aadujeevitham 4

Corpus analysis for Downgoing

  • In this selection, "downgoing" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, limbs and subducting stand out and add context to how "downgoing" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include attached to downgoing subducting plates and or the downgoing limbs of. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "downgoing" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with downgoing

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Accretion occurs over geoidal lows that can be caused by avalanche slabs or the downgoing limbs of convection cells. (19 words)

One of the most significant correlations discovered to date is that lithospheric plates attached to downgoing (subducting) plates move much faster than plates not attached to subducting plates. (28 words)

Longer example sentences

One of the most significant correlations discovered to date is that lithospheric plates attached to downgoing (subducting) plates move much faster than plates not attached to subducting plates. (28 words)

Accretion occurs over geoidal lows that can be caused by avalanche slabs or the downgoing limbs of convection cells. (19 words)

Example sentences (2)

Accretion occurs over geoidal lows that can be caused by avalanche slabs or the downgoing limbs of convection cells.

One of the most significant correlations discovered to date is that lithospheric plates attached to downgoing (subducting) plates move much faster than plates not attached to subducting plates.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "downgoing" in a sentence?
An example: "Accretion occurs over geoidal lows that can be caused by avalanche slabs or the downgoing limbs of convection cells." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "downgoing" from authentic English texts.
What does "downgoing" mean?
Downgoing means: Tending downward
How many example sentences with "downgoing" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "downgoing", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.