eddy
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.
to move or whirl in eddies.
Origin of eddy
1Other words from eddy
- un·ed·died, adjective
- un·ed·dy·ing, adjective
Other definitions for Eddy (2 of 2)
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How to use eddy in a sentence
I watched SNL—the Eddie Murphy generation—and also SCTV with Rick Moranis.
Coffee Talk with Fred Armisen: On ‘Portlandia,’ Meeting Obama, and Taylor Swift’s Greatness | Marlow Stern | January 7, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTEddie Murphy opened the doors for other black actors—and black comics—who are now seeing a major amount of play in films.
Idris Elba on Eric Garner, ‘Mi Mandela,’ and Selling Weed to Dave Chappelle | Marlow Stern | December 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTLeaving the moribund Eddie, Frank crosses paths with a black deliveryman, and they talk about hurricane survivors.
Richard Ford’s Artful Survivalist Guide: The Return of Frank Bascombe | Tom LeClair | November 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut after resisting Eddie, Frank makes his visit, and the dying man confesses a disturbing secret from decades ago.
Richard Ford’s Artful Survivalist Guide: The Return of Frank Bascombe | Tom LeClair | November 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhat Newman brought to the screen, what allowed him to blossom, was his ability to make Hud and Harper and Fast Eddie so familiar.
The Stacks: The Eyes of Winter: Paul Newman at 70 | Peter Richmond | October 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
I found her just now sobbing and moaning over Eddie, wishing they were both dead, and all the rest of it.
Elster's Folly | Mrs. Henry WoodLady Hartledon driving, the boy-groom sitting beside her, and Eddie's short legs striding the pony.
Elster's Folly | Mrs. Henry WoodThe next afternoon when Eddie came home his mother looked very thoughtful.
Harper's Young People, November 30, 1880 | VariousWhen Eddie started for school the next day his mind was full of the mission his mother had given him to the boys.
Harper's Young People, November 30, 1880 | VariousEddie said nothing, but looked very dubious, for the widow was not liked by the boys.
Harper's Young People, November 30, 1880 | Various
British Dictionary definitions for eddy (1 of 2)
/ (ˈɛdɪ) /
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
to move or cause to move against the main current
Origin of eddy
1British Dictionary definitions for Eddy (2 of 2)
/ (ˈɛdɪ) /
Mary Baker. 1821–1910, US religious leader; founder of the Christian Science movement (1866)
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Scientific definitions for eddy
[ ĕd′ē ]
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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