Definition of: downward

(doun′wərd) adjective
1. Descending or tending from a higher to a lower level (literally or figuratively).
2. Descending from that which is more remote.
—adverb
1. From a higher to a lower position.
2. From that which is more remote, as in place or time.
3. Toward the extremities. Also down′ward·ly, down′wards adverb