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Meaning of "countercurrent" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF COUNTERCURRENT

countercurrent  [ˈkaʊntəˌkʌrənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COUNTERCURRENT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Countercurrent is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES COUNTERCURRENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of countercurrent in the English dictionary

The definition of countercurrent in the dictionary is a current flowing in an opposite direction to another current.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COUNTERCURRENT


blackcurrant
ˌblækˈkʌrənt
concurrent
kənˈkʌrənt
crosscurrent
ˈkrɒsˌkʌrənt
currant
ˈkʌrənt
current
ˈkʌrənt
decurrent
dɪˈkʌrənt
excurrent
ɛkˈskʌrənt
incurrent
ɪnˈkʌrənt
intercurrent
ˌɪntəˈkʌrənt
noncurrent
ˌnɒnˈkʌrənt
nonrecurrent
ˌnɒnrɪˈkʌrənt
occurrent
əˈkʌrənt
palaeocurrent
ˈpælɪəʊˌkʌrənt
photocurrent
ˈfəʊtəʊˌkʌrənt
recurrent
rɪˈkʌrənt
redcurrant
ˈrɛdˈkʌrənt
supercurrent
ˈsuːpərˌkʌrənt
transcurrent
trænzˈkʌrənt
undercurrent
ˈʌndəˌkʌrənt
up-current
ˈʌpˌkʌrənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COUNTERCURRENT

countercampaign
counterchange
countercharge
countercharm
countercheck
counterclaim
counterclaimant
counterclockwise
counterconditioning
countercoup
countercry
countercultural
counterculture
countercyclical
counterdemand
counterdemonstration
counterdraw
countereffort
counterespionage
counterevidence

WORDS THAT END LIKE COUNTERCURRENT

abhorrent
air current
alternating current
BitTorrent
dark current
deterrent
different
direct current
eddy current
electric current
horrent
Humboldt Current
Japan Current
Labrador Current
nonconcurrent
North Atlantic Current
nuclear deterrent
residual current
rip current
torrent
turbidity current

Synonyms and antonyms of countercurrent in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «countercurrent» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COUNTERCURRENT

Find out the translation of countercurrent to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of countercurrent from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «countercurrent» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

逆流
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

contracorriente
570 millions of speakers

English

countercurrent
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रतिधारा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المعاكس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

противотоком
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

contracorrente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

countercurrent
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

à contre-courant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Countercurrent
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Gegen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

逆流
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

역류
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Countercurrent
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ngược
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எதிர் ஊடுருவல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रतिवर्ती
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ters akıntı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

controcorrente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przeciwprądowy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

противотоком
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

contracurent
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αντίθετης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

teenstroom
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

motströms
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

motstrøms
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of countercurrent

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COUNTERCURRENT»

The term «countercurrent» is quite widely used and occupies the 47.534 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COUNTERCURRENT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «countercurrent» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «countercurrent» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about countercurrent

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COUNTERCURRENT»

Discover the use of countercurrent in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to countercurrent and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Countercurrent Chromatography
The text investigates mechanisms for mixing liquid phases, particularly hydrostatic techniques for CPC and hydrodynamic for coil planet centrifuges.
Jean-Michel Menet, Didier Thiebaut, 1999
2
Countercurrent chromatography: apparatus, theory, and ...
This book is the first to satisfy the rapidly growing demand for detailed information on the technique of countercurrent chromatography.
Walter D. Conway, 1990
3
High-yield Physiology
What causes the medullary interstitial fluid to be so hyperosmotic is the countercurrent multiplier system. The Countercurrent Multiplier System (Figure 19 -1A). The countercurrent multiplier system creates the hyperosmolarity gradient within the ...
Ronald W. Dudek, 2008
4
Modern countercurrent chromatography
Examines the use of countercurrent chromatography for the measurement of octanol/water partition coefficients. Describes separation of alkaloids and other pharmacologically active substances from plants.
Walter D. Conway, Richard J. Petroski, American Chemical Society. Division of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 1995
5
High-speed countercurrent chromatography
Presents chemists and lab workers/technicians with a comprehensive, up-to-date overview of High Speed Countercurrent Chromatography. Covers underlying principles, instrumentation and applications.
Yoichiro Ito, Walter D. Conway, 1996
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How Animals Work
Evidence for countercurrent flow? The unidirectional flow of air in the bird lung raises the possibility of a countercurrent flow between air and blood. Such counter- current flow occurs in the fish gill, where it has the advantage that arterial blood ...
Knut Schmidt-Nielsen, 1972
7
Principles of Renal Physiology
countercurrent. multiplication. mechanism: the. vasa. recta. The vasa recta are capillaries, mostly derived from the efferent arterioles of juxtamedullary nephrons, which have a 'hairpin' arrangement and dip far down into the renal medulla.
Christopher J. Lote, 2000
8
Observations of the California Countercurrent
This thesis describes results from moored current meters, 150-350 m, for a region over the continental slope off Cape San Martin, California, from January 1979 to April 1980.
Robert L. Harrod, 1984
9
Principles of Adsorption and Adsorption Processes
The possibility of operating an adsorption separation process as a continuous countercurrent system, rather than in the traditional cyclic batch mode, was alluded to in the previous chapter. Countercurrent contact maximizes the driving force for ...
Douglas M. Ruthven, 1984
10
High-yield Kidney
The countercurrent multiplier system involves the loops of Henle from juxtamedullary nephrons, which extend very long loops of Henle deep into the medulla. In the loops of Henle, tubular fluid flows down the descending limb (PST and DTL) ...
Ronald W. Dudek, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COUNTERCURRENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term countercurrent is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Fired editor-in-chief sues Tyee online magazine for wrongful dismissal
Jane Armstrong, a veteran Canadian journalist who was fired May 28 after only seven months on the job, says the conduct of Countercurrent ... «The Province, Jun 15»
2
Bühler presents pellet cooler at Victam 2015
countercurrent principle and its conical product layer and octagonal geometry enable many important process steps to be optimised, ensuring a ... «All about feed, Jun 15»
3
'Crime Scene: Next Chapter' a new play about Chicago's gun violence
Watching the show, I was struck about how, this time, it felt not as much like crisis intervention but a countercurrent to a new normal. Chilling. «Chicago Tribune, May 15»
4
Meet the Comical Opah, the Only Truly Warm-Blooded Fish
Through these “countercurrent exchangers”, the tuna can retain whatever heat it generates. But since its retia mirabilia are located in its ... «National Geographic, May 15»
5
Learn About the Saudi Arabian Black Metal Band That's Risking …
But they realize theirs is just a small countercurrent in a religious tide that Mephisto predicts will go on for a thousand years, and he doesn't ... «Ultimate Classic Rock, Apr 15»
6
Craft breweries: clean water's newest (and perhaps unlikeliest …
It may not constitute a revolution, but it's a strong countercurrent at a time when groups from farmers to conservationists are banding together to ... «The Guardian, Apr 15»
7
The Enemy of Youth
He leaves his mighty actors to act in a void, unguided, unmoored, and unchallenged, with no irritation or countercurrent to spark surprise. «The New Yorker, Apr 15»
8
Biomass technology: Creating products out of former waste
PureVision uses a countercurrent approach, feeding in solids at one end and fluids at the other end of an auger-like machine. The resulting ... «Mail Tribune, Apr 15»
9
Kaleidoscope bridge selfies and more CounterCurrent adventures
Until Tuesday night I never thought of the Main Street Viaduct as an essential symbol of Houston, much less a canvas for art. I didn't even know ... «Chron.com, Apr 15»
10
Chronicle critics offer entertainment suggestions
Art exercises: Switch to an experimental mind-set for CounterCurrent 15. At 2 p.m. Thursday, Maya Zbib and Omar Abi Azar lead their audience ... «Chron.com, Apr 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Countercurrent [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/countercurrent>. Apr 2024 ».
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