Definition of Countercurrent

1. Noun. A stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current.

Exact synonyms: Crosscurrent, Rip, Riptide, Tide Rip
Generic synonyms: Turbulence, Turbulency

2. Noun. Actions counter to the main group activity. "Political crosscurrents disrupted the conference"
Exact synonyms: Crosscurrent
Generic synonyms: Strife

Definition of Countercurrent

1. a. Running in an opposite direction.

2. n. A current running in an opposite direction to the main current.

Definition of Countercurrent

1. Noun. A current that flows against the prevailing one. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Countercurrent

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Countercurrent

1. 1. Flowing in an opposite direction. 2. A current flowing in a direction opposite to another current. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Countercurrent

countercounterargument
countercounterarguments
countercountermeasure
countercountermeasures
countercoup
countercoups
countercries
countercry
countercultural
counterculturalism
counterculturalist
counterculturalists
counterculturally
counterculture
countercultures
countercurrent (current term)
countercurrent distribution
countercurrent exchanger
countercurrent mechanism
countercurrent multiplier
countercurrents
countercurse
countercurses
countercyclical
countercyclicality
countercyclically
counterdefense
counterdefenses
counterdemand
counterdemands

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