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