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counterpropagating

counterpropagating is the present participle and gerund of counterpropagate.

Meaning of counterpropagate

Verb

counterpropagate (third-person singular simple present counterpropagates, present participle counterpropagating, simple past and past participle counterpropagated)

  1. To propagate in opposite directions.

Adjective

counterpropagating (not comparable)

  1. Describing two beams of light that are propagating in precisely opposite directions through the same medium.

Questions about counterpropagating

What does counterpropagating mean?
Counterpropagating means describing two beams of light that are propagating in precisely opposite directions through the same medium.
What is counterpropagating the present participle and gerund of?
Counterpropagating is the present participle and gerund of counterpropagate.
What part of speech is counterpropagating?
Counterpropagating is an adjective.

Words near counterpropagating in the dictionary

  1. counterpropagandizes
  2. counterpropagandizing
  3. counterpropagate
  4. counterpropagated
  5. counterpropagates
  6. counterpropagating
  7. counterpropagation
  8. counterprophecies
  9. counterprophecy
  10. counterproposal
  11. counterproposals

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