countercurrent vs turbulence

countercurrent and turbulence both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
countercurrent	Yes	No	No	No
turbulence	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, turbulence is a hypernym of countercurrent; that is, turbulence is a word with a broader meaning than countercurrent:

countercurrent: a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current
turbulence: unstable flow of a liquid or gas

Other hypernyms of countercurrent include turbulency.

countercurrent (noun)	turbulence (noun)
actions counter to the main group activity	unstable flow of a liquid or gas
a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current	a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally)
	instability in the atmosphere