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Webster 1913 Edition

Countercurrent

Coun′ter-curˊrent

(koun′t?r-k?rˊ-rent)

,

Adj.

Running in an opposite direction.

Coun′ter-curˊrent

,

Noun.

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

Webster 1828 Edition

Countercurrent

COUNTERCURRENT

,

Adj.

[counter and current.] Running in an opposite direction.

COUNTERCURRENT

,

Noun.

A current in an opposite direction.

Definition 2024

countercurrent

countercurrent

English

Noun

countercurrent ‎(plural countercurrents)

A current that flows against the prevailing one.

Translations

Current that flows against the prevailing one

French: contre-courant (fr) m
Italian: corrente contraria f, controcorrente (it) f
Polish: przeciwprąd m

Romanian: contracurent (ro) m
Spanish: contracorriente f

See also

eddy

Adjective

countercurrent ‎(not comparable)

Running in an opposite direction.