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countercurrent

countercurrent noun: a current that flows against the prevailing one.

Noun

countercurrent (plural countercurrents)

  1. A current that flows against the prevailing one.

Adjective

countercurrent (not comparable)

  1. Running in an opposite direction.

countercurrent meaning in Tamil

countercurrent in Tamil

முரணோட்ட முறை

Forms of countercurrent

pluralcountercurrents

Origin of countercurrent

From counter- + current.

Words formed from countercurrent

Questions about countercurrent

What does countercurrent mean?
Countercurrent means a current that flows against the prevailing one.
What is countercurrent in Tamil?
Countercurrent in Tamil is முரணோட்ட முறை. See Countercurrent meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is countercurrent?
Countercurrent can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of countercurrent?
The plural of countercurrent is countercurrents.

Words near countercurrent in the dictionary

  1. countercultures
  2. counterculturish
  3. counterculturism
  4. counterculturist
  5. counterculturists
  6. countercurrent
  7. countercurrently
  8. countercurrents
  9. countercurrentwise
  10. countercurse
  11. countercurses

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Adapted from Wiktionary: countercurrent (page history and authors); countercurrent (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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