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    eddy
    /ˈɛdi/

    noun

    • 1. a circular movement of water causing a small whirlpool: "the current was forming foam-lipped eddies along the bank"

    verb

    • 1. (of water, air, or smoke) move in a circular way: "the mists from the river eddied round the banks"

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  2. EDDY definition: 1. If water, wind, smoke, etc. eddies, it moves fast in a circle: 2. If a large group of people…. Learn more.

  3. The meaning of EDDY is a current of water or air running contrary to the main current; especially : a circular current : whirlpool. How to use eddy in a sentence.

  4. Eddy definition: a current at variance with the main current in a stream of liquid or gas, especially one having a rotary or whirling motion.. See examples of EDDY used in a sentence.

  5. An eddy is an area of fluid where the flow is circular. The scale of turbulence is given approximately by the diameter of the eddy . Due to convective mixing processes, the lower atmosphere is frequently highly turbulent and contains many circular eddy motions.

  6. An eddy is a whirlpool — what you stare at as a kid when the water is draining out of the bathtub. Pronounced exactly like the name, “Eddie,” this word means to swirl in a direction opposite of the current. Any substance like water, fog, smoke, or air can create an eddy, but it is most commonly seen as a term related to water.

  7. 1. A current, as of water or air, moving contrary to the direction of the main current, especially in a circular motion. 2. A drift or tendency that is counter to or separate from a main current, as of opinion, tradition, or history. intr.v. ed·died, ed·dy·ing, ed·dies.

  8. Eddy Definition. A current of air, water, etc. moving against the main current and with a circular motion; little whirlpool or whirlwind. A drift or tendency that is counter to or separate from a main current, as of opinion, tradition, or history. A contrary movement or trend, limited in importance or effect.

  9. eddy meaning, definition, what is eddy: a circular movement of water, wind, dust...: Learn more.

  10. Jun 2, 2024 · eddy (third-person singular simple present eddies, present participle eddying, simple past and past participle eddied) (intransitive) To form an eddy; to move in, or as if in, an eddy; to move in a circle.

  11. Britannica Dictionary definition of EDDY. [no object] : to move in a circle : to form an eddy. The wind gusted and eddied around us. The waves swirled and eddied against the pier. EDDY meaning: a circular movement of air or water.