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eddy
1[ ed-ee ]
noun
plural eddies.
- a current at variance with the main current in a stream of liquid or gas, especially one having a rotary or whirling motion.
- a small whirlpool.
- any similar current, as of air, dust, or fog.
- a current or trend, as of opinion or events, running counter to the main current.
verb (used with or without object)
eddied, eddying.
- to move or whirl in eddies.
Eddy
1/ ˈɛɪ /
noun
- EddyMary Baker18211910FUSRELIGION: religious leaderRELIGION: Christian Scientist Mary Baker. 1821–1910, US religious leader; founder of the Christian Science movement (1866)
eddy
2/ ˈɛɪ /
noun
- a movement in a stream of air, water, or other fluid in which the current doubles back on itself causing a miniature whirlwind or whirlpool
- a deviation from or disturbance in the main trend of thought, life, etc, esp one that is relatively unimportant
verb
- to move or cause to move against the main current
eddy
- A current, as of water or air, moving in a direction that is different from that of the main current. Eddies generally involve circular motion; unstable patterns of eddies are often called turbulence .
- See also vortex
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Other Word Forms
- ܲ·d adjective
- ܲ·d·Բ adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of eddy1
1425–75; late Middle English; Old English ed- turning + ŧ water; akin to Old Norse itha
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Word History and Origins
Origin of eddy1
C15: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse itha; related to Old English ed- again, back, Old High German it-
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While that was soon to change, it meant that for books especially, 1996 was an eddy of calm before the meteor storm arrived.
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The process, Hauptman said, has made him feel like “an eddy in a river.”
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Understanding how fish swim in eddies could also aid in habitat restoration, the team says, helping conservationists engineer more efficient fish passages through dams.
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All around him the wind swirled and eddied, spinning snow into whirlwinds of wintery blankness.
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They found that as the Weddell Sea current flowed around Maud Rise, the turbulent eddies moved salt onto the top of the sea mount.
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