eddy
A current of air or water running back, or in an opposite direction to the main currentA current of air or water running back, or in an opposite direction to the main current.
» An eddy is a circular current of water.
Водоворот - это круговой поток воды.
Meaning
3 sensesA current of air or water running back, or in an opposite direction to the main current.
Wirbel
завихре́ниеzavixrénije, вихрьvixrʹ
A circular current; a whirlpool.
a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself
(slang)A marijuana edible.
Examples
5 sentencesAn eddy is a circular current of water.
ruВодоворот - это круговой поток воды.
Water eddies around the rocks near the shore.
The rapids are fast and continuous, with very few eddies or calm spots.
They walked hand in hand to the bridge, leant over the parapet, and watched the river eddying below.
deSie gingen Hand in Hand zur Brücke, lehnten sich über das Geländer und sahen zu, wie der Fluss unten Strudel bildete.
Eddy has a lot of influence on her. She does everything he says.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English eddy, from Old English edēa, from ed- (“turning, back, reverse”) + ēaFrom Middle English eddy, from Old English edēa, from ed- (“turning, back, reverse”) + ēa (“water”), equivalent to ed- + ea. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁é, and, consequently, cognate with Latin et. Related also to Danish ide (“eddy”), Swedish eda (“eddy”), Norwegian ida, ia, ea (“eddy”), Icelandic iða (“eddy”).
Clipping of edible.
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Forms
plural: eddies / eddysSynonyms
3 synonyms- a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself:twist
- founder of Christian Science in 1866 (1821-1910):Mary Baker EddyMary Morse Baker Eddy