counterflow
English
Etymology
counter- + flow
Noun
counterflow (countable and uncountable, plural counterflows)
- 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:
- We, too, used […] a counterflow heat exchanger to warm incoming fresh air.
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Verb
counterflow (third-person singular simple present counterflows, present participle counterflowing, simple past and past participle counterflowed)
- To flow in the opposite direction