Meanings
nouncounterjet (plural counterjets)
plural counterjets
- natural sciencesAn opposing jet.
We estimate a total mass ~0.1 Msun and a kinetic energy of at least ~1 x10^50 erg for S-rich ejecta in the NE jet and SW counterjet.
2015, Robert A. Fesen, Dan Milisavljevic, “An HST Survey of the Highest-Velocity Ejecta in Cassiopeia A”, in arXiv
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Proto-Italic*komteros
- Proto-Italic*komterād
- Latincontrā
- Old Frenchcontre-
- Anglo-Normancountre-
- Middle Englishcounter-
- Englishcounter-
- Proto-Indo-European*(H)yeh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*(H)yéh₁kt ~ *(H)ih₁ként
- Latiniaciō
- Latiniactus
- Vulgar Latin*iectus
- Old Frenchget
- Frenchjet
- Englishjet
- Englishcounterjet
Cite this entry
APA
counterjet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterjet
MLA
“counterjet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterjet. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “counterjet,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterjet.
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