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eddy definition

eddy (ed′ē)

noun pl. eddies -·dies

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

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

intransitive verb eddied -·died, eddying -·dy·ing

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

Eddy (ed′ē)

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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