downlink

down·link
D2O1W4N1L1I1N1K5
/ˈdaʊnlɪŋk/

noun

The transmission of a signal from a satellite to a receiving station on earth; or the means of this transmission.

Opposite
uplink
Less commonScrabble 16
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

noundownlink (plural downlinks)

plural downlinks

  1. communicationsThe transmission of a signal from a satellite to a receiving station on earth; or the means of this transmission.
  2. communicationsThe transmission of data from a network, usually wireless, to the user.
verbdownlink (third-person singular simple present downlinks, present participle downlinking, simple past and past participle downlinked)

present singular third person downlinks · participle present downlinking · participle past downlinked · past downlinked

  1. transitiveTo transmit a signal from a satellite to a terrestrial receiving station.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
uplink

Origin

From down- + link.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

downlink. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downlink

MLA

“downlink.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downlink. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “downlink,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downlink.

Source: downlink on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.