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Verb
/ˈedē/,
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eddies, plural;
  1. (of water, air, or smoke) Move in a circular way
    • - the mists from the river eddied around the banks
Noun
  1. A circular movement of water, counter to a main current, causing a small whirlpool

  2. A movement of wind, fog, or smoke resembling this

  1. founder of Christian Science in 1866 (1821-1910)
  2. flow in a circular current, of liquids
  3. a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself
  4. This is a description of the twelve recurring fictional characters from the Cartoon Network animated television series Ed, Edd n Eddy. The show revolves around three main characters (Ed, Edd, and Eddy), usually referred to as "the Eds". ...
  5. 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. ...
  6. Eddy Fortes, better known by his stage name Eddy Fort Moda Grog, or Eddy (FMG) is a Rotterdam-based Cape-Verdean rapper, who became popular in Cape Verde the 90s, thus becoming one of the pioneers of the rap and hip hop in Cape Verdean music. ...
  7. The surname Eddy is used by descendants of a number of English, Irish and Scottish families.
  8. (The eddies) The Eddies were who barely stayed enough to learn.
  9. A current of air or water running back, or in an opposite direction to the main current. Especially a circular current; To form an eddy
  10. A diminutive of Edward, Edgar, Edwin, or other male given names beginning with Ed-
  11. (Eddies) n. Street slang for Eurodollars. From the phonetic pronunciation of "E.D.'s"
  12. (Eddies) Motion of a fluid in directions differing from, and at some points contrary to, the direction of the larger-scale current.
  13. (Eddies) Swirl of a gas or liquid.
  14. Water or air currents flowing in circular patterns.
  15. A relatively calm area, away from the main current, often near the shore. Upstream gates are often located in eddies, so that the paddler will not have to fight the current's full force.
  16. A circular movement whirlpool occurring in flowing water caused by currents set up in the water by obstructions.
  17. A small volume of air (or any fluid) that behaves differently from the larger flow in which it exists.
  18. A rotating water current that runs contrary to the main current. Eddies can average up to a few hundred kilometers in diameter, contain up to 5,000 cubic kilometers of water, and last several years. They can be cyclonic or anticyclonic, and the Coriolis force determines their rotation. (JPL)
  19. Circularly flowing surface currents which often form as offshoots to larger directional currents. They can be 10’s of miles in diameter.
  20. By analogy with a molecule, a “glob” of fluid within the fluid mass that has a certain integrity and life history of its own; the activities of the bulk fluid being the net result of the motion of the eddies.
  21. a swirling of water in a direction contrary to the main flow of the river.
  22. A circular movement of water, in a comparatively limited area, formed on the side of a main current; may be created at a point where the mainstream passes a projection or meets an opposite current.
  23. Area downstream of an obstruction where water swirls in a direction different from that of the main flow, usually upstream. Since a boat will not move if positioned correctly in an eddy, it is used to rest or set up for the next set of rapids.
  24. A whirl or circling current of air or water, different and differentiated from the general flow.
  25. Protected from the main current, these smooth sections of water are found behind obstacles (e.g., boulders or bends in the river).