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How to say downward and what does downward mean?

downward

adverb, adjective

How to pronounce downward?

The word downward sounds like down-ward
/'daʊnwərd/

What is the definition of downward?

adjectiveextending or moving from a higher to a lower place
Examples
  • the downward course of the stream
adverbspatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position
Examples
  • prices plunged downward
adjectiveon or toward a surface regarded as a base
Examples
  • he lay face downward
  • the downward pull of gravity