counterflows
Streams against streams
Counterflows are movements in the opposite direction from a main or expected flow.
The term appears in discussions of traffic, fluid dynamics, migration, and economics: Counterflows of capital from developing to developed nations surprised economists.
The singular counterflow describes either a specific reverse movement or the phenomenon generally.
Counter-flowing circular currents
- upstreamToward a river's origin
- turbulenceChaotic flow patterns
- vortexRotating fluid column
- backwashWater pushed back
swirls · crosscurrents · undertow · riptides · whirlpools · gyres · maelstrom · streamlines
Excessive accumulation causing blockage
- gridlockComplete mutual obstruction
- bottleneckConstriction limiting throughput
- detourAlternate path around obstruction
- contraflowTraffic opposing normal direction
lanes · roundabout · interchange · tailback · arterial · rush-hour · commute · diversion
Public expression of disapproval
- dissentDisagreement with authority
- defianceOpen resistance to authority
- oppositionActive resistance or dissent
- activismDirect effort for reform
rebellion · noncompliance · boycott · disobedience · uprising · subversion · grassroots · pushback
Formal return to homeland
- divestmentDisposal of assets
- pullbackWithdrawal or reduction
- deleveragingLowering financial leverage ratios
Formal return to homeland
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
- remittanceFunds sent elsewhere
- homelandOne's native land
- exodusMass departure from somewhere
eddies
Counter-flowing circular currents
- upstreamToward a river's origin
- turbulenceChaotic flow patterns
- vortexRotating fluid column
backwash · swirls · crosscurrents · undertow · riptides · whirlpools · gyres · maelstrom · streamlines · convection
congestion
Excessive accumulation causing blockage
- gridlockComplete mutual obstruction
- bottleneckConstriction limiting throughput
- detourAlternate path around obstruction
contraflow · lanes · roundabout · interchange · tailback · arterial · rush-hour · commute · diversion · one-way
protest
Public expression of disapproval
- dissentDisagreement with authority
- defianceOpen resistance to authority
- oppositionActive resistance or dissent
activism · rebellion · noncompliance · boycott · disobedience · uprising · subversion · grassroots · pushback · backlash
repatriation
Formal return to homeland
- divestmentDisposal of assets
- pullbackWithdrawal or reduction
- deleveragingLowering financial leverage ratios
repatriation
Formal return to homeland
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
- remittanceFunds sent elsewhere
- homelandOne's native land
counterflowsstagnation
Absence of flow or progress
stillness · laminar flow · steady flow · quiescence · motionlessness