Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

downcurrent

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: down-cur-rent
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A downward-moving current.

Example Sentences

"Missing units may be attributed to either the lack of proper sized material in the source or the successive, downcurrent sedimentation of the coarser materials first and the finer materials last."

Etymology

From down- + current.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: down

Inflected Forms

downcurrents (plural) down-current (alternative)

Antonyms

upcurrent

Questions

What does downcurrent mean?: A downward-moving current.
Where does downcurrent come from?: From down- + current.

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