countdown
English
/ˈkaʊntˌdaʊn/
noun
Definitions
- A count backward in fixed units to the time of some event, especially the launch of a space vehicle.
- The acts of preparation carried out during this period.
- A radio or television program counting down the top songs of a given week, usually in reverse order ending with the No. 1.
Etymology
Compound from English count (enumerate) + English down (from a higher position to a lower one, hill).
Origin
English
down
Gloss
from a higher position to a lower one, hill
Concept
Semantic Field
The physical world
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
丘, 岡, 阜
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Branton English
- antidown English
- backdown English
- beatdown English
- blowdown English
- boildown English
- bouncedown English
- bringdown English
- builddown English
- burndown English
- buydown English
- cast down English
- cell count English
- clampdown English
- cleardown English
- climbdown English
- comedown English
- count English
- countability English
- countable English
- countback English
- countest English
- counteth English
- countification English
- countify English
- countless English
- countline English
- countling English
- countor English
- countrate English
- countship English
- countwheel English
- countwise English
- cramdown English
- cutdown English
- down English
- down-gyved English
- down-hearted English
- downable English
- downbound English
- downbow English
- downcard English
- downcase English
- downchirp English
- downclimb English
- downcoast English
- downcomer English
- downcutting English
- downdip English
- downer English
- downface English
- downfalling English
- downflex English
- downfold English
- downforce English
- downgauge English
- downgaze English
- downglide English
- downgoing English
- downgone English
- downgyved English
- downhearted English
- downland English
- downlead English
- downlight English
- downlighting English
- downlike English
- downlist English
- download English
- downlooked English
- downlying English
- downmass English
- downmost English
- downness English
- downpick English
- downpipe English
- downpress English
- downrange English
- downrank English
- downsample English
- downselection English
- downshift English
- downshifter English
- downside English
- downsitting English
- downslope English
- downsloping English
- downslur English
- downsome English
- downspout English
- downstair English
- downstate English
- downstreet English
- downstrike English
- downstroke English
- downstyle English
- downtempo English
- downthrow English
- downthrown English
- downtick English
- downtime English
- downtone English
- downtown English
- downtube English
- downward English
- downwards English
- downwarp English
- downwell English
- downy English
- downzone English
- drawdown English
- drilldown English
- dropdown English
- dubdown English
- dumbed-down English
- eiderdown English
- evendown English
- featherdown English
- forecount English
- goosedown English
- hoedown English
- kickdown English
- kilocount English
- knockdown English
- lay down English
- lookdown English
- lowdown English
- markdown English
- miscount English
- mixdown English
- mountdown English
- multicount English
- neckdown English
- non-count English
- noncount English
- outcount English
- overcount English
- pastedown English
- patdown English
- paydown English
- phasedown English
- photocount English
- playdown English
- plycount English
- polycount English
- postcount English
- pseudocount English
- pushdown English
- ringdown English
- rolldown English
- rubdown English
- scaledown English
- scrubdown English
- sdown English
- selldown English
- setdown English
- showdown English
- slapdown English
- smackdown English
- spelldown English
- spindown English
- splashdown English
- staredown English
- stepdown English
- strapdown English
- stripdown English
- sundown English
- talkdown English
- teardown English
- thistledown English
- throwdown English
- touchdown English
- trickledown English
- tumbledown English
- turndown English
- uncount English
- uncountability English
- undercount English
- up so down English
- upside down English
- washdown English
- winddown English
- wordcount English
- write-down English
- Countdown German
- Countdown-Uhr German
- count German
- down German
- down Dutch, Flemish
- compter French
- ned Norwegian Bokmål
- nedtelling Norwegian Bokmål
- telling Norwegian Bokmål
- counten Middle English
- doune Middle English
- ดาวน์ Thai
- เคานต์ Thai
- kontar Ido
- 當機 Chinese
- daun Tok Pisin
- daunbilo Tok Pisin
- daunim Tok Pisin
- down
- count
- downy
- sdown
- downer
- countor
- lowdown
- Branton
- downdip
- setdown
- dubdown
- cutdown
- rubdown
- paydown
- mixdown
- buydown
- uncount
- patdown
- sundown
- hoedown
- downbow
- downgone
- markdown
- downmass
- spindown
- downtone
- downsome
- selldown
- downside
- downface
- winddown
- blowdown
- talkdown
- downtown
- countest
- stepdown
- dropdown
- downlike
- pushdown
- burndown
- counteth
- lay down
- downlist
- downtube
- countify
- downward
- slapdown
- comedown
- downcard
- downwell
- miscount
- kickdown
- downness
- downtick
- outcount
- downcase
- noncount
- downzone
- downable
- backdown
- washdown
- downpick
- turndown
- downgaze
- downslur
- downflex
- downmost
- evendown
- beatdown
- antidown
- downwarp
- rolldown
- downlead
- boildown
- download
- showdown
- teardown
- downland
- ringdown
- downpipe
- plycount
- downfold
- lookdown
- downrank
- neckdown
- cramdown
- downtime
- drawdown
- playdown
- downrange
- countling
- climbdown
- scaledown
- downstate
- pastedown
- staredown
- countback
- countline
- downstair
- downclimb
- downlight
- goosedown
- downpress
- throwdown
- downwards
- overcount
- cast down
- bringdown
- downstyle
- spelldown
- countless
- cleardown
- postcount
- downtempo
- downgauge
- countable
- clampdown
- mountdown
- countwise
- downcoast
- countship
- touchdown
- downshift
- strapdown
- polycount
- downbound
- countrate
- builddown
- scrubdown
- downcomer
- forecount
- downforce
- downglide
- phasedown
- smackdown
- kilocount
- downgyved
- drilldown
- eiderdown
- downthrow
- downspout
- downchirp
- downslope
- downgoing
- knockdown
- non-count
- downlying
- stripdown
- wordcount
- cell count
- downlooked
- downthrown
- splashdown
- bouncedown
- multicount
- tumbledown
- undercount
- downstrike
- countwheel
- downstroke
- photocount
- down-gyved
- downstreet
- downsample
- up so down
- write-down
- downcutting
- pseudocount
- downsloping
- downhearted
- trickledown
- thistledown
- downshifter
- dumbed-down
- upside down
- downsitting
- featherdown
- downfalling
- countability
- downlighting
- down-hearted
- downselection
- uncountability
- countification