Eddy: meaning, definitions and examples
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eddy
[ ˈɛdi ]
water flow
A circular movement of water, counter to a main current, causing a small whirlpool.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- The boat was caught in an eddy and spun around.
- The river had many eddies where the water swirled around.
Translations
Translations of the word "eddy" in other languages:
🇵🇹 redemoinho
- vórtice
- corrente
🇮🇳 भंवर
- धारा
- प्रवाह
🇩🇪 Wirbel
- Strömung
- Strom
🇮🇩 arus berputar
- arus
- pusaran
🇺🇦 вихор
- струмінь
- протяг
🇵🇱 wir
- prąd
- strumień
🇯🇵 渦
- 流れ
- 水流
🇫🇷 tourbillon
- courant
- flux
🇪🇸 remolino
- corriente
- flujo
🇹🇷 girdap
- akıntı
- akış
🇰🇷 소용돌이
- 흐름
- 유동
🇸🇦 دوامة
- تيار
- تدفق
🇨🇿 vír
- proud
- tok
🇸🇰 vír
- prúd
- tok
🇨🇳 漩涡
- 流动
- 流
🇸🇮 vrtinec
- tok
- pretok
🇮🇸 hvörf
- straumur
- rennsli
🇰🇿 айналым
- ағыс
- ағын
🇬🇪 ხვრელი
- დინება
- ნაკადი
🇦🇿 girdap
- axın
- cərəyan
🇲🇽 remolino
- corriente
- flujo
Word origin
The word 'eddy' originated in Middle English from the Old Norse word 'itha', meaning 'a whirlpool'. Over time, it evolved to refer to circular movements in both water and air currents. The concept of an eddy has been observed in nature for centuries, with its distinctive swirling motion capturing the interest of many scientists and observers.