counterflow

counterflow

English

Etymology

    From counter- + flow.

    Noun

    counterflow (countable and uncountable, plural counterflows)

    1. A flow in the opposite direction; or the flow of two fluids in opposite directions
      • 2009 January 5, “Using the Earth and Sun to Provide Home Heating”, in New York Times[1]:
        We, too, used [] a counterflow heat exchanger to warm incoming fresh air.
    2. (Philippines) Driving in the opposite direction.

    Translations

    Verb

    counterflow (third-person singular simple present counterflows, present participle counterflowing, simple past and past participle counterflowed)

    1. To flow in the opposite direction