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The definition of an eddy is a contrary movement, particularly one of air or water against a main current.

(noun)

An example of an eddy is a whirlwind.

Eddy is defined as to move in a circular motion against a main current.

(verb)

An example of eddy is for a whirlpool to form.

See eddy in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun pl. eddies

a current of air, water, etc. moving against the main current and with a circular motion; little whirlpool or whirlwind
a contrary movement or trend, limited in importance or effect

Origin: ME ydy, prob. < ON itha, an eddy, whirlpool < IE base *eti, and, furthermore > L et

intransitive verb eddied, eddying

to move with a circular motion against the main current; move in an eddy

Eddy, Mary Baker (born Mary Morse Baker) 1821-1910; U.S. founder of Christian Science

See eddy in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. ed·dies

A current, as of water or air, moving contrary to the direction of the main current, especially in a circular motion.
A drift or tendency that is counter to or separate from a main current, as of opinion, tradition, or history.

verb ed·died, ed·dy·ing, ed·dies

verb, intransitive

To move in or as if in an eddy. See Synonyms at turn.

verb, transitive

To cause to move in or as if in an eddy.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English ydy

Origin: , probably of Scandinavian origin

Origin: ; akin to Old Norse idha

American religious leader who founded Christian Science (1879), the tenets of which she explained in Science and Health (1875). She also founded the Christian Science Monitor (1908), a daily newspaper.

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