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View usage for: (edi) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense, plural eddies, present participle eddying, past tense, past participle eddied1. countable nounAn eddy is a movement in water or in the air which goes round and round instead of flowing in one continuous direction. Synonyms: swirl, whirlpool, vortex, undertow More Synonyms of eddy 2. verbTo eddy means to move round and round, or to move in a disorganized way. [literary] The dust whirled and eddied in the sunlight. [VERB] The crowds were eddying into the road. [VERB preposition/adverb] Synonyms: swirl, turn, roll, spin More Synonyms of eddy (ˈɛdɪ) nounWord forms: plural -dies1. 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 2. a deviation from or disturbance in the main trend of thought, life, etc, esp one that is relatively unimportant verbWord forms: -dies, -dying or -died3. to move or cause to move against the main current Word origin C15: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse itha; related to Old English ed- again, back, Old High German it- (ˈɛdɪ) noun Mary Baker. 1821–1910, US religious leader; founder of the Christian Science movement (1866) (ˈɛdi) Mary Baker(born Mary Morse Baker) 1821-1910; U.S. founder of Christian Science (ˈɛdi) nounWord forms: plural ˈeddies1. a current of air, water, etc. moving against the main current and with a circular motion; little whirlpool or whirlwind 2. a contrary movement or trend, limited in importance or effect verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈeddied or ˈeddying3. to move with a circular motion against the main current; move in an eddy Word origin ME ydy, prob. < ON itha, an eddy, whirlpool < IE base * eti, and, furthermore > L eteddy in Chemical Engineering (ɛdi) Word forms: (plural) eddies noun( Chemical Engineering: General) 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 turbulentand contains many circular eddy motions. An eddy is an area of fluid where the flow is circular. Examples of 'eddy' in a sentenceeddy Definition a circular movement of air, water, or smoke the swirling eddies of the fast-flowing river Synonyms swirl undertow tideway counter-current counterflow Definition to move with a gentle circular motion The dust whirled and eddied in the sunlight. Additional synonymsDefinition to rise up or swell out the billowing sails Synonyms surge, roll, expand, swell, balloon, belly, bulge, dilate, puff up, bloatDefinition to move or cause to move around a centre The entire circle revolved slowly. Synonyms rotate, turn, wheel, spin, twist, whirlDefinition to move along by turning over and over The car went off the road and rolled over into a ditch. Synonyms turn, wheel, spin, reel, go round, revolve, rotate, whirl, swivel, pivot, twirl, gyrate- ecstasy
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