undercurrent (redirected from Undercurrents)

un·der·cur·rent  (ndr-kûrnt, -kr-)

n.

1. A current, as of air or water, below another current or beneath a surface.

2. An underlying tendency, force, or influence often contrary to what is superficially evident; an intimation: "The Gaucho began to talk, calmly but with an undercurrent of passion" (Thomas Pynchon).

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undercurrent [ˈʌndəˌkʌrənt]

n

1. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a current that is not apparent at the surface or lies beneath another current

2. an opinion, emotion, etc., lying beneath apparent feeling or meaning Also called underflow

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	undercurrent - a subdued emotional quality underlying an utterance; implicit meaning undertone meaning, substance - the idea that is intended; "What is the meaning of this proverb?"
	2.	undercurrent - a current below the surface of a fluid undertide tide - the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon sea purse, sea puss, sea-poose, sea-purse, sea-puss, undertow - the seaward undercurrent created after waves have broken on the shore current, stream - a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes); "the raft floated downstream on the current"; "he felt a stream of air"; "the hose ejected a stream of water"

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undercurrent

noun

1. undertone, feeling, atmosphere, sense, suggestion, trend, hint, flavour, tendency, drift, murmur, tenor, aura, tinge, vibes (slang), vibrations, overtone, hidden feeling a deep undercurrent of racism in British society

2. undertow, tideway, riptide, rip, rip current, crosscurrent, underflow He tried to swim after him but the strong undercurrent swept them apart.

Translations

undercurrent [ˈʌndəˌkʌrənt] N (in sea) → corriente f submarina, contracorriente f (fig) (feeling etc) → trasfondo m
an undercurrent of criticism → un trasfondo de críticas calladas

undercurrent [ˈʌndə^rkʌrənt] n

(in sea, river) → courant m sous-marin

(fig) [feeling] → courant m sous-jacent

undercurrent [ˈʌndəˌkʌr/ənt] n → corrente f sottomarina (fig) → vena nascosta