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Meanings of countercurrent in English

Catalan
corrent de ressaca
Spanish
corriente

A stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current.

        corrent de ressaca
        Usage of countercurrent in English
        1
        These hindrances, when they have become subtle, are to be removed by a countercurrent.
        The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali: The Book of the Spiritual Man
        2
        But by this time there began to be felt in the colonies a countercurrent of protest.
        The Wars Between England and America
        3
        The Nautilus took full advantage of this countercurrent.
        Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas: An Underwater Tour of th...
        4
        Unexpectedly a countercurrent befriended us, and assisted by the boats we were soon out of danger.
        Omoo: Adventures in the South Seas
        5
        An action which takes place against a moving aeroplane, by a sudden gust of air or countercurrent.
        Aeroplanes
        6
        But now a countercurrent has surfaced.
        The Guardian
        7
        Here there is no countercurrent of "reserved rights" or "State sovereignty" opposed to the authority of Congress.
        History of the Thirty-Ninth Congress of the United States
        8
        In close-ended pipes, the reflection wave at the pipe end and the reflection-induced countercurrent both promote the formation of tulip flame.
        Pubmed
        9
        In vitro dialysis was carried out at 37 degreesC in a closed countercurrent recirculating loop dialysis circuit with a new PES dialyzer.
        Pubmed
        10
        Our regulators use a countercurrent loop to warm incoming air from whatever we breathe out, so they're not in danger of icing up.
        The Atrocity Archives
        11
        In essence, heat creates the different densities that lead to currents and countercurrents.
        Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas: An Underwater Tour of th...
        12
        Forced back on herself, she dissipated her offertory in a vortex of countercurrents and destructive spreading overflow.
        The Plains of Passage
        13
        Adding to the play of countercurrents, just beyond the tributary the southern range that bounded the river's right bank curved back around.
        The Plains of Passage
        14
        "Perhaps I was just curious to see how such a countercurrent would flow," replied the other.
        Lord of Light
        15
        These hindrances, when they have become subtle, are to be removed by a countercurrent.
        The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali: The Book of the Spiritual Man
        16
        But by this time there began to be felt in the colonies a countercurrent of protest.
        The Wars Between England and America
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        Translations for countercurrent
        Spanish
        corriente
        Countercurrent through the time