upgradient
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Adjective
[edit]upgradient (comparative more upgradient, superlative most upgradient)
- A position up along a gradient from a starting position.
- (hydrology) a location that is the source groundwater for another location; similar to upstream.
- Uncontaminated groundwater is found upgradient of a contamination source.
Antonyms
[edit]Adverb
[edit]upgradient (comparative more upgradient, superlative most upgradient)
- The reverse direction along a gradient.
- (hydrology) a direction that groundwater flows from.