What does eddy mean?
Definitions for eddy
ˈɛd ied·dy
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word eddy.
Princeton's WordNet
Eddy, Mary Baker Eddy, Mary Morse Baker Eddynoun
founder of Christian Science in 1866 (1821-1910)
eddy, twistverb
a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself
eddy, purl, whirlpool, swirl, whirlverb
flow in a circular current, of liquids
Wiktionary
eddynoun
A current of air or water running back, or in an opposite direction to the main current. Especially a circular current.
eddyverb
To form an eddy.
Eddynoun
A diminutive of Edward, Edgar, Edwin, or other male given names beginning with Ed-.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Eddyadjective
Whirling; moving circularly.
And chaff with eddy winds is whirl’d around,
And dancing leaves are lifted from the ground. John Dryden, Virgil.EDDYnoun
Etymology: ed, backward, again, and ea, water, Saxon.
My praises are as a bulrush upon a stream: if they sink not, ’tis because they are born up by the strength of the current, which supports their lightness; but they are carried round again, and return on the eddy where they first began. Dryden.
The wild waves master’d him, and suck’d him in,
And smiling eddies dimpled on the main. John Dryden, Ann. Mirab.So, where our wide Numidian wastes extend,
Sudden th’ impetuous hurricanes descend,
Wheel through the air, in circling eddies play,
Tear up the sands, and sweep whole plains away. Joseph Addison, Cato.
ChatGPT
eddy
An eddy is a circular movement of water, counter to the main current, causing a small whirlpool. This term can also be applied to similar movements in air, smoke, fog, etc. It's a phenomenon that often occurs in fluid dynamics.
Webster Dictionary
Eddynoun
a current of air or water running back, or in a direction contrary to the main current
Eddynoun
a current of water or air moving in a circular direction; a whirlpool
Eddyverb
to move as an eddy, or as in an eddy; to move in a circle
Eddyverb
to collect as into an eddy
Etymology: [Prob. fr. Icel. ia; cf. Icel. pref. i- back, AS. ed-, OS. idug-, OHG. ita-; Goth. id-.]
Wikidata
Eddy
In fluid dynamics, an eddy is the swirling of a fluid and the reverse current created when the fluid flows past an obstacle. The moving fluid creates a space devoid of downstream-flowing fluid on the downstream side of the object. Fluid behind the obstacle flows into the void creating a swirl of fluid on each edge of the obstacle, followed by a short reverse flow of fluid behind the obstacle flowing upstream, toward the back of the obstacle. This phenomenon is most visible behind large emergent rocks in swift-flowing rivers. Another possible type of turbulence is the vortex. This notion is now applied to gases, which have the same properties as liquids. Here, no void is created, but only an area of lower pressure, but again, a backflow causes the gas to rotate.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Eddy
ed′i, 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. [Prob. from A.S. ed, back; cf. Ice. ida—id, back.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
eddy
Sometimes used for the dead-water under a ship's counter. Also, the water that by some interruption in its course, runs contrary to the direction of the tide or current, and appears like the motion of a whirlpool. Eddies in the sea not unfrequently extend their influence to a great distance, and are then merely regarded as contrary or revolving currents. It is the back-curl of the water to fill a space or vacuum formed sometimes by the faulty build of a vessel, having the after-body fuller than the fore, which therefore impedes her motion. It also occurs immediately after a tide passes a strait, where the volume of water spreads suddenly out, and curves back to the edges. The Chinese pilots call eddies, chow-chow water.
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
EDDY
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Eddy is ranked #1858 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Eddy surname appeared 19,321 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 7 would have the surname Eddy.
91% or 17,599 total occurrences were White.
3.1% or 605 total occurrences were Black.
2.7% or 524 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
1.5% or 290 total occurrences were of two or more races.
0.9% or 178 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
0.6% or 126 total occurrences were Asian.
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Anagrams for eddy »
dyed
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of eddy in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of eddy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of eddy in a Sentence
Eddy was there and saw everything.
I thought what I was good at doing was playing real simple guitar licks, since I'd cut my teeth on what Duane Eddy was doing; licks that were simple but had staying power.
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- warrelstromeAfrikaans
- دوامةArabic
- вихрушка, вихърBulgarian
- WirbelGerman
- eddyEsperanto
- remolino, contracorriente, revesaSpanish
- جریان مخالفPersian
- akanvirtaFinnish
- tourbillon, contre-courantFrench
- bukószélHungarian
- controcorrente, gorgo, mulinello, vorticeItalian
- 渦Japanese
- okori, mumuhauMāori
- draaikolk, wervelingDutch
- virvelNorwegian
- wirPolish
- vórtice, remoinhoPortuguese
- contracurent, volbură, bulboană, vârtejRomanian
- вихрь, завихрениеRussian
- strömvirvel, edaSwedish
- 渦流Chinese
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