incurrent

English

Etymology

From Latin incurrēns (stem incurrēnt-), present active participle of incurrō (“run into, towards or upon”) (whence also incur), from in + currō (“run”).

Adjective

incurrent (not comparable)

1. Carrying inward; relating to an inward current.
   • 2012, M. A. Brunt, ‎J. E. Davies, The Cayman Islands: Natural History and Biogeography (page 131)

     In the sycon, the sponge type of intermediate complexity, water enters the ostia through small radially arranged incurrent canals formed by folding of the body wall.

Antonyms

• excurrent

Latin

Verb

incurrent

1. third-person plural future active indicative of incurrō