Definition of eddy - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
waterTECH. circular movement of water causing a small whirlpoolTECH.
- Leaves floated in the gentle eddy near the river's edge..
2.
metaphorminor deviation in thought or life
- His sudden interest in painting was just an eddy.
3.
- He brought some eddies to the party.
Verb
1.
movementTECH. flow in a disorganized or swirling wayTECH.
- Smoke eddied from the chimney into the sky.
2.
against currentTECH. move against the main currentTECH.
- The debris eddied upstream, defying the river's flow.
Images of eddy
circular movement of water causing a small whirlpool
Expressions with eddy
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circular electric current induced in a conductor by a changing magnetic field
The transformer's efficiency is reduced by eddy currents in its core..
Origin of eddy
Middle English, eddie (whirlpool)
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Examples of eddy in a sentence
Fish swam around the eddy in the pond. Her brief interest in knitting was an eddy in her routine. The eddy of doubt didn't last long in his mind. She tried an eddy for the first time. Eddies are popular at music festivals. The mist eddied around the mountain peaks.
Leaves eddied in the autumn breeze. Leaves eddied around the boat in the pond. Smoke eddied from the chimney into the sky.
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- French:tourbillon, tourbillonner, ...
- German:Wirbel, wirbeln, ...
- Italian:gorgo, vorticare, ...
- Spanish:remolino, arremolinarse, ...
- Portuguese:redemoinho, redemoinhar, ...
- Chinese:漩涡, 盘旋, ...
- Japanese:渦, 渦巻く, ...
- Arabic:دوامة, دارَ, ...
- Hebrew:מַעֲרְבֹּלֶת, לְהִתְעַרְבֵּל, ...
- Russian:водоворот, клубиться, ...
- Ukrainian:завихрення, вихритися, ...
- Hindi:भँवर, भँवराना, ...
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