downdriftn.

Brit.

/ˈdaʊndrɪft/, U.S.

/ˈdaʊnˌdrɪft/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: down adv., drift n.

Etymology: < down adv. + drift n.

1. Mining. A passage in a mine leading gently downwards. Cf. drift n. 15.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > workplace > places where raw materials are extracted > mine > [noun] > passage > horizontal

drift1653

sump1681

heading1811

driftway1843

drive1856

day drift1859

downdrift1868

header1872

1868 Wrexham & Denbighshire Advertiser 24 Oct. 6/4 I have seen the furnace flame protrude out of the furnace, and beyond the line of the down drift.

1890 Huddersfield Daily Chron. 1 Dec. 3/6 On Saturday, 40 miners engaged in the down drift at the Cwygla Colliery.

1936 Times 7 Aug. 10/1 At a much greater depth..lies the Lidgett seam. This is reached by a down drift from the Haigh Moor seam.

2014 W. D. Burton Coal-Mining Women in Japan 211 The faces in the down-drifts were called Peninsula Faces.

2. Finance. A downward trend; a decrease or decline in price, level, or number.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > management of money > management of national resources > [noun] > political economy > states or trends of the economy

inflation1821

economic cycle1832

recovery1843

downdraught1852

perfect competition1853

downturn1858

softness1872

slump1888

downtrend1890

sag1891

under-consumption1895

recession1905

downdrift1906

economic recession1908

air pocket1913

stickiness1913

trough1916

deflation1920

downswing1922

slowdown1922

scissors1924

scissors crisis1925

uptrend1926

reflation1932

depresh1933

upswing1934

stagnation1938

countercycle1944

fiscal cliff1957

turn-down1957

stagflation1965

soft landing1973

slumpflation1974

downer1976

1906 Financial Times 22 Feb. 1/5 Reading shares and Pennsylvania shares joined in the down drift.

1941 Times 14 Feb. 8/2 A slight downdrift in prices was again seen in the rubber market.

1984 Wall St. Jrnl. 5 Oct. 1 We could see a little more downdrift in mortgage rates..in the next few months.

2016 Industry Week 24 June We may see a further downdrift in investment activity.

3. Linguistics. A decrease in pitch near the end of a phrase, clause, or sentence.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > intonation, pitch, or stress > [noun] > intonation > pitch > rising or falling

cadence1598

rise1626

pause-pitch1933

question-pitch1933

rise-fall1933

downdrifta1949

downturn1955

upturn1964

a1949 I. C. Ward Introd. Yoruba Lang. (1952) 39 After the lower mid tone the ‘downdrift’ explained above is noticeable.

1968 Language 44 87 Another main type of downdrift is in steps, with deliberate lento articulation.

1997 R. S. Bauer & P. K. Benedict Mod. Cantonese Phonology ii. 154 Cantonese declarative..utterances exhibit the phenomenon of downdrift.

2013 Nat. Lang. & Ling. Theory 31 705 Downdrift, understood as a decrease in pitch.., is less than expected if the second phrase is focused.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	downdrift
释义	downdriftn. Brit. /ˈdaʊndrɪft/, U.S. /ˈdaʊnˌdrɪft/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: down adv., drift n. Etymology: < down adv. + drift n. 1. Mining. A passage in a mine leading gently downwards. Cf. drift n. 15. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > workplace > places where raw materials are extracted > mine > [noun] > passage > horizontal drift1653 sump1681 heading1811 driftway1843 drive1856 day drift1859 downdrift1868 header1872 1868 Wrexham & Denbighshire Advertiser 24 Oct. 6/4 I have seen the furnace flame protrude out of the furnace, and beyond the line of the down drift. 1890 Huddersfield Daily Chron. 1 Dec. 3/6 On Saturday, 40 miners engaged in the down drift at the Cwygla Colliery. 1936 Times 7 Aug. 10/1 At a much greater depth..lies the Lidgett seam. This is reached by a down drift from the Haigh Moor seam. 2014 W. D. Burton Coal-Mining Women in Japan 211 The faces in the down-drifts were called Peninsula Faces. 2. Finance. A downward trend; a decrease or decline in price, level, or number. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > management of national resources > [noun] > political economy > states or trends of the economy inflation1821 economic cycle1832 recovery1843 downdraught1852 perfect competition1853 downturn1858 softness1872 slump1888 downtrend1890 sag1891 under-consumption1895 recession1905 downdrift1906 economic recession1908 air pocket1913 stickiness1913 trough1916 deflation1920 downswing1922 slowdown1922 scissors1924 scissors crisis1925 uptrend1926 reflation1932 depresh1933 upswing1934 stagnation1938 countercycle1944 fiscal cliff1957 turn-down1957 stagflation1965 soft landing1973 slumpflation1974 downer1976 1906 Financial Times 22 Feb. 1/5 Reading shares and Pennsylvania shares joined in the down drift. 1941 Times 14 Feb. 8/2 A slight downdrift in prices was again seen in the rubber market. 1984 Wall St. Jrnl. 5 Oct. 1 We could see a little more downdrift in mortgage rates..in the next few months. 2016 Industry Week 24 June We may see a further downdrift in investment activity. 3. Linguistics. A decrease in pitch near the end of a phrase, clause, or sentence. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of speech sound > speech sound > intonation, pitch, or stress > [noun] > intonation > pitch > rising or falling cadence1598 rise1626 pause-pitch1933 question-pitch1933 rise-fall1933 downdrifta1949 downturn1955 upturn1964 a1949 I. C. Ward Introd. Yoruba Lang. (1952) 39 After the lower mid tone the ‘downdrift’ explained above is noticeable. 1968 Language 44 87 Another main type of downdrift is in steps, with deliberate lento articulation. 1997 R. S. Bauer & P. K. Benedict Mod. Cantonese Phonology ii. 154 Cantonese declarative..utterances exhibit the phenomenon of downdrift. 2013 Nat. Lang. & Ling. Theory 31 705 Downdrift, understood as a decrease in pitch.., is less than expected if the second phrase is focused. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1868
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