Obs. [COUNTER- 2.] Active resistance by a force or motion in the opposite direction (as distinct from that due to inertia or friction).
1691. T. H[ale], Acc. New Invent., 127. Of the proportion of the counter-resistance of winds or tides.
Obs. [COUNTER- 2.] Active resistance by a force or motion in the opposite direction (as distinct from that due to inertia or friction).
1691. T. H[ale], Acc. New Invent., 127. Of the proportion of the counter-resistance of winds or tides.
