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• Crosscurrent — Studio album by Jake Shimabukuro Released August 26, 2003 …   Wikipedia

• crosscurrent — n. 1. a stretch of turbulent water in the sea. Syn: rip, riptide, tide rip. [WordNet 1.5] 2. a tendency or sentiment within a group which conflicts with that of the majority; often used in the plural. [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• crosscurrent — [krôs′kʉr΄ənt] n. 1. a current flowing at an angle to the main current 2. an opposing opinion, influence, or tendency …   English World dictionary

• crosscurrent — UK [ˈkrɒsˌkʌrənt] / US [ˈkrɔsˌkʌrənt] noun [countable] Word forms crosscurrent : singular crosscurrent plural crosscurrents 1) a current that flows across the main current in a river or sea 2) something such as a belief, method, or tradition that …   English dictionary

• crosscurrent — noun Date: 1598 1. a current running counter to the general forward direction 2. a conflicting tendency usually used in plural < political crosscurrents > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• crosscurrent — crosscurrented, adj. /kraws kerr euhnt, kur , kros /, n. 1. a current, as in a stream, moving across the main current. 2. Often, crosscurrents. a conflicting tendency or movement. [1590 1600; CROSS + CURRENT] * * * …   Universalium

• crosscurrent — noun a) A turbulent stretch of water caused by multiple currents b) A situation in which there are conflicting opinions …   Wiktionary

• crosscurrent — Synonyms and related words: affluence, afflux, affluxion, air current, bucking, challenge, concourse, confluence, conflux, contention, contradiction, contraposition, contravention, contraversion, counteraction, counterbalance, counterblast,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• crosscurrent — cross|cur|rent [ krɔs,kʌrənt ] noun count 1. ) a current that flows across the main current in a river or ocean 2. ) something such as a belief, method, or tradition that is different from what is usual or generally accepted …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• crosscurrent — n. current running in a direction opposite that of another current …   English contemporary dictionary

• crosscurrent — noun (C) a current in the sea, a river etc that moves across the general direction of the main current …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English