Synonyms for "countercurrent" (23 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (5)

backflowbackwashbackwatercounterbalancecounterweight

Strong matches (7)

Noun(1 words)

crosscurrent

eddygulfgurgehead windmaelstromreflux

Related words (11)

regurgitationripswirltwirlundercurrentvortexwhirlwhirlpool

Noun(3 words)

ripriptidetide rip

Related word relations

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7 relation types

More general

3 entries

strifeturbulenceturbulency

Synonyms

1 entries

rip

Related terms

1 entries

eddy

derived

2 entries

countercurrentlycountercurrentwise

derived from

1 entries

current

is a

1 entries

strife

related to

5 entries

againstcurrenteddyflowsprevailing

Translations

8 translations across 7 languages.

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Catalan

1 entries

• contracorrent noun (current that flows against the prevailing one)

French

1 entries

• contre-courant noun (current that flows against the prevailing one)

Italian

2 entries

• controcorrente noun (current that flows against the prevailing one)
• corrente contraria noun (current that flows against the prevailing one)

Polish

1 entries

• przeciwprąd noun (current that flows against the prevailing one)

Portuguese

1 entries

• contracorrente noun (current that flows against the prevailing one)

Romanian

1 entries

• contracurent noun (current that flows against the prevailing one)

Spanish

1 entries

• contracorriente noun (current that flows against the prevailing one)

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