crosscurrent

[kraws-kur-uh nt, -kuhr-, kros-] /ˈkrɔsˌkɜr ənt, -ˌkʌr-, ˈkrɒs-/

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noun

a current, as in a stream, moving across the main current.

Often, crosscurrents. a conflicting tendency or movement.

Origin of crosscurrent

1590-1600

First recorded in 1590-1600; cross- + current

Related forms

crosscurrented, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for crosscurrent

crosscurrent

/ˈkrɒsˌkʌrənt/

noun

a current in a river or sea flowing across another current

a conflicting tendency moving counter to the usual trend

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