Eddy
['edɪ] or ['ɛdi]
Definition
(noun.) a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself.
(noun.) founder of Christian Science in 1866 (1821-1910).
(verb.) flow in a circular current, of liquids.
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Definition
(n.) A current of air or water running back, or in a direction contrary to the main current.
(n.) A current of water or air moving in a circular direction; a whirlpool.
(v. i.) To move as an eddy, or as in an eddy; to move in a circle.
(v. t.) To collect as into an eddy.
Checker: Maisie
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Counter-current.[2]. Whirlpool, vortex.
Checked by Gwen
Definition
n. a current of water or air running back contrary to the main stream thus causing a circular motion: a whirlpool: a whirlwind.—v.i. to move round and round:—pr.p. edd′ying; pa.p. edd′ied.—n. Edd′ying the action of the verb eddy.
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Examples
- The air, entering, rises within, and carries up dust, leaves, and even heavier bodies that happen in its way, as the eddy or whirl passes over land. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- But the Stamp Act affair was only one eddy in a turbulent stream flowing towards civil war. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- I don't blush--I never _do_ blush, affirmed she, while another eddy from the heart sent up its scarlet. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- By such practical methods Edison found that the thin, laminated cores of sheet iron gave the least heat, and had the least amount of wasteful eddy currents. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- There is a fierce eddy between the wharf and the house. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- He wants tO stay in the eddy of his own weakness. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- The timber swung slowly so that the bank was behind me and I knew we were in an eddy. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Markest thou the smouldering and suffocating vapour which already eddies in sable folds through the chamber? Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Thus these eddies may be whirlwinds at land, water-spouts at sea. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- That they were undaunted while it swirled and eddied about their ankles, spoke well for their bravery and their discipline. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- The little spark of temper dissolved in sarcasm, and eddied over her countenance in the ripples of a mocking smile. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- To the east the black smoke clouds rose higher into the heavens, suddenly they eddied, and then commenced to drift rapidly toward the west. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- Some eddying fragments I saw in the sea, as if a mere cask had been broken, in running to the spot where they were hauling in. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- The figures of a horse and rider came slowly through the eddying mist, and came to the side of the mail, where the passenger stood. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- My eyes were covered and closed: eddying darkness seemed to swim round me, and reflection came in as black and confused a flow. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
Editor: Paula