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Definition of Countercurrents
1. countercurrent [n] - See also: countercurrent
Lexicographical Neighbors of Countercurrents
Literary usage of Countercurrents
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Riparian Lands of the Mississippi River, Past--present--prospective: Being a by Frank H. Tompkins (1901)
"If the winds influence the countercurrents, then the direction of the ... If the
effects of the countercurrents are not continuous, the result is that the ..."
2. Experimental Researches Into the Properties and Motions of Fluids, with by William Ford Stanley (1881)
"countercurrents. the south-western corner of its whirl system in this bay ; and
in the ... Conditions of countercurrents. a. We may take countercurrents to ..."
3. HVAC and Chemical Resistance Handbook for the Engineer and Architect: A ...by Tom Arimes by Tom Arimes (1994)
"Turbulent zones are countercurrents of air with high velocities, ... countercurrents
produce stagnant zones where small particles may cluster and finally ..."
4. Proceedings of the ... Convention of Weather Bureau Officials (1904)
"Cyclones are formed by the interaction of countercurrents of different temperature:
so are tornadoes: so are hurricanes. Our recent discussion of the West ..."
5. Bulletin by United States Weather Bureau (1895)
"The two adjacent, highs throw out countercurrents which produce a vortex, to a
large extent dynamic in its construction, that is to say, sustained by ..."
6. Exempting Barges from Compulsory Pilotage: Hearings Before the Committee on by United States, Senate, Congress (1916)
"DEAR SIR: Replying to your inquiry of recent date relative to "countercurrents"
in the Passes at the mouth of the Mississippi River. I have to say that, ..."
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