Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

counterflow

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.33 in modern English

Syllables
coun-ter-flow
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A flow in the opposite direction; or the flow of two fluids in opposite directions

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Driving in the opposite direction.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

To flow in the opposite direction

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *komterosder. Proto-Italic *komterād Latin contrāder. Old French contre- Anglo-Norman countre-bor. Middle English counter- English counter- English flow English counterflow From counter- + flow.

Usage

Inflected Forms

counterflows (plural) counterflows (present, singular) counterflowing (participle, present) counterflowed (participle, past) counterflowed (past)

Questions

What does counterflow mean?
A flow in the opposite direction; or the flow of two fluids in opposite directions
Where does counterflow come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *komterosder. Proto-Italic *komterād Latin contrāder. Old French contre- Anglo-Norman countre-bor. Middle English counter- English counter- English flow English counterflow From counter- + flow.

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