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eddy

7 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) eddy (noun)
  2. 2) eddy (verb)
  3. Eddy (biographical name)
  4. eddy chamber (noun)
  5. eddy current (noun)
  6. eddy-current brake (noun)
  7. eddy-current loss (noun)

1ed·dy

noun \ˈe-dē\
plural eddies

Definition of EDDY

1
a : a current of water or air running contrary to the main current; especially : a circular current : whirlpool b : something moving similarly
2
: a contrary or circular current (as of thought or policy)
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Examples of EDDY

  1. The boat was caught in a powerful eddy.

Origin of EDDY

Middle English (Scots) ydy, probably from Old Norse itha
First Known Use: 15th century

Other Oceanography Terms

littoral, sound

Rhymes with EDDY

bready, heady, leady, ready, steady, teddy, thready

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