1. countercurrent - Noun
2. countercurrent - Adjective
Running in an opposite direction.
A current running in an opposite direction to the main current.
Source: Webster's dictionarypolitical crosscurrents disrupted the conference Source: Internet
Complete separation can be achieved continuously by use of countercurrent exchange methods. Source: Internet
Derrida's countercurrent take on the issue, at a prominent international conference, was so influential that it reframed the discussion from a celebration of the triumph of structuralism to a "phenomenology vs structuralism debate." Source: Internet
The pressed pulp is dried and sold as animal feed, while the liquid pressed out of the pulp is combined with the raw juice, or more often introduced into the diffuser at the appropriate point in the countercurrent process. Source: Internet
Internal adaptations The use of countercurrent heat exchange with blood flow allows for regulated conservation/ elimination of heat of appendages. Source: Internet
In these sharks, a strip of aerobic red muscle located near the center of the body generates the heat, which the body retains via a countercurrent exchange mechanism by a system of blood vessels called the rete mirabile ("miraculous net"). Source: Internet