Definition of countercurrent Countercurrent

coun•ter•cur•rent

We found 7 definitions of countercurrent from 4 different sources.

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Noun

Plural: countercurrents

countercurrent - actions counter to the main group activity; "political crosscurrents disrupted the conference"
  crosscurrent
countercurrent - a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current
  rip, riptide, tide rip, crosscurrent
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  • countercurrent (a.)
    Running in an opposite direction.
  • countercurrent (n.)
    A current running in an opposite direction to the main current.

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