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noun
1.
a current at variance with the main current in a stream of liquid or gas, especially one having a rotary or whirling motion.
2.
a small whirlpool.
3.
any similar current, as of air, dust, or fog.
4.
a current or trend, as of opinion or events, running counter to the main current.
verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
5.
to move or whirl in eddies.
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Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English; Old English ed- turning + ēa water; akin to Old Norse itha
1425–75; late Middle English; Old English ed- turning + ēa water; akin to Old Norse itha
Related forms
un·ed·died, adjective
un·ed·dy·ing, adjective
Example Sentences
- The authors believed that the trends they described would eddy out through the modern world.
- Xiao used to swim and fish in the eddy next to the village well.
- It also demonstrates a little snippet of science called eddy currents.
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Word Origin & History
eddy
mid-15c., Scot. ydy, possibly from O.N. iða "whirlpool," and related to the frequent O.E. prefix ed- "again, backwards," cognate of L. re-. Related: Eddied; eddies; eddying.
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eddy  (ěd'ē) Pronunciation Key
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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eddy
fluid current whose flow direction differs from that of the general flow; the motion of the whole fluid is the net result of the movements of the eddies that compose it. Eddies can transfer much more energy and dissolved matter within the fluid than can molecular diffusion in nonturbulent flow because eddies actually mix together large masses of fluid. Flow composed largely of eddies is called turbulent; eddies generally become more numerous as the fluid flow velocity increases. Energy is constantly transferred from large to small eddies until it is dissipated. (See fluid mechanics.)
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