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Propagating vs Counterpropagating - What's the difference?

propagating | counterpropagating |

As a verb propagating

is present participle of propagate.

As an adjective counterpropagating is

describing two beams of light that are propagating in precisely opposite directions through the same medium.

propagating

English

Verb

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    • counterpropagating

    English

    Adjective

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  • (physics) Describing two beams of light that are propagating in precisely opposite directions through the same medium