downstack

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noun

The lower part of the stack.

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Meanings

noundownstack (plural downstacks)

plural downstacks

  1. The lower part of the stack.

    Ground particles are fed up the upstack where they circulate to the downstacks and either pass through outlets on the inner radial surfaces (if they are small enough) or are swept again to the bottom of the upstack by low-pressure inlets […]

    1969, British Ceramic Society, Transactions, Volume 68

Origin

From down- + stack.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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