"downlink" meaning in English

See downlink in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈdaʊnlɪŋk/ Forms: downlinks [plural]
Etymology: From down- + link. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|down|link}} down- + link Head templates: {{en-noun}} downlink (plural downlinks)

Verb

IPA: /ˈdaʊnlɪŋk/ Forms: downlinks [present, singular, third-person], downlinking [participle, present], downlinked [participle, past], downlinked [past]
Etymology: From down- + link. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|down|link}} down- + link Head templates: {{en-verb}} downlink (third-person singular simple present downlinks, present participle downlinking, simple past and past participle downlinked)

Inflected forms

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