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counter-stream
noun[ C ]
(alsocounterstream, counter stream)uk /ˈkaʊn.təˌstriːm/ us /ˈkaʊn.t̬ɚˌstriːm/
a continuous flow, for example of a liquid or particles, or of people, that is going in the opposite direction to another continuous flow:
Migration is not a one-way process, and the stream of out-migrants may cross a counter-stream of in-migrants.
A homogeneous background magnetic field is assumed to be aligned with the counterstream.
a set of ideas or opinions that are very different to what most other people believe, or the group of people who have these ideas:
A counter-stream in scientific thought holds that the opposite is true.
This extreme stance led to a counter stream that was no less extreme in some of its statements.
The paper considers two counter-streams passing through a plasma.
For every major migration stream a counter stream develops.
A counter stream of opinion runs very strong.
There is a big difference between counterstream and mainstream cultures.
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