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Definitions for countercurrent
ˈkaʊn tərˌkɜr əntcoun·ter·cur·rent
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Princeton's WordNet
rip, riptide, tide rip, crosscurrent, countercurrentnoun
a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current
countercurrent, crosscurrentnoun
actions counter to the main group activity
"political crosscurrents disrupted the conference"
Wiktionary
countercurrentnoun
A current that flows against the prevailing one.
ChatGPT
countercurrent
Countercurrent refers to any situation where two fluids or substances are flowing in opposite directions to each other, usually in a contained system or space. It is often used in the context of engineering, biology, and physical processes to describe mechanisms of heat or gas exchange.
Webster Dictionary
Countercurrentadjective
running in an opposite direction
Countercurrentnoun
a current running in an opposite direction to the main current
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of countercurrent in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of countercurrent in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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