3 definitions
for countercurrent
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Countercurrent \Coun"ter*cur`rent\ (koun"t?r-k?r`-rent), a.
Running in an opposite direction.
[1913 Webster]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Countercurrent \Coun"ter*cur`rent\, n.
A current running in an opposite direction to the main
current.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 :
countercurrent
n 1: a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by
one current flowing into or across another current [syn:
rip, riptide, tide rip, crosscurrent]
2: actions counter to the main group activity; "political
crosscurrents disrupted the conference" [syn: crosscurrent]