eddy

eddy
1. noun /ˈɛd.i/
A current of air or water running back, or in an opposite direction to the main current. Especially a circular current.
2. verb /ˈɛd.i/
To form an eddy.

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  • Eddy — steht für: Eddy (Name), ein männlicher Vor und Familienname Orte in den Vereinigten Staaten: Eddy (Alabama) Eddy (Florida) Eddy (Illinois) Eddy (Indiana) Eddy (Montana) Eddy (New York) Eddy (Oklahoma) Eddy (Texas) Eddy County (New Mexico),… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Eddy-k —  Pour l’article homophone, voir Édika. Eddy K est un groupe cubain de reggaeton. Eddy K était à l origine un duo formé par Eddy (Eduardo Mora Hernández) et K leyden, rejoints en août 1998 par le rappeur Jorgito (Jorge Francisco Hernández… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Eddy K —  Pour l’article homophone, voir Édika. Eddy K est un groupe cubain de reggaeton. Eddy K était à l origine un duo formé par Eddy (Eduardo Mora Hernández) et K leyden, rejoints en août 1998 par le rappeur Jorgito (Jorge Francisco Hernández… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Eddy K — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Eddy K Fue un grupo de Reggaeton Y Cubaton nacidos en Cuba. Eddy K fue al principio un dúo siendo Eddy (Eduardo Mora Hernández) y K Leyden. pero en agosto de 1998, el cantante de rap música Jorgito (Jorge Francisco… …   Wikipedia Español

  • eddy — n Eddy, whirlpool, maelstrom, vortex mean a swirling mass especially of water. Eddy implies swift circular movement (as in water, wind, dust, or mist) caused by a countercurrent or, more often, by something that obstructs; it is usually thought… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Eddy — Ed dy, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Eddied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Eddying}.] To move as an eddy, or as in an eddy; to move in a circle. [1913 Webster] Eddying round and round they sink. Wordsworth. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Eddy — Ed dy, v. t. To collect as into an eddy. [R.] [1913 Webster] The circling mountains eddy in From the bare wild the dissipated storm. Thomson. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • eddy — [ed′ē] n. pl. eddies [ME ydy, prob. < ON itha, an eddy, whirlpool < IE base * eti, and, furthermore > L et] 1. a current of air, water, etc. moving against the main current and with a circular motion; little whirlpool or whirlwind 2. a… …   English World dictionary

  • Eddy — Ed dy ([e^]d d[y^]), n.; pl. {Eddies} ([e^]d d[i^]z). [Prob. fr. Icel. i[eth]a; cf. Icel. pref. i[eth] back, AS. ed , OS. idug , OHG. ita ; Goth. id .] 1. A current of air or water running back, or in a direction contrary to the main current.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Eddy —   [ ɛdi],    1) Don, amerikanischer Maler, * Long Beach (Calif.) 4. 11. 1944; Vertreter des Fotorealismus; malt bevorzugt reflektierende und spiegelnde Gegenstände (Karosseriedetails, ab 1971 Serie von Schaufensterbildern).    2) Mary, geborene… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • eddy — mid 15c., Scottish ydy, possibly from O.N. iða whirlpool, from P.Gmc. *ith a second time, again, which is related to the common O.E. prefix ed again, backwards; repetition, turning (forming such words as edðingung reconciliation, edgift… …   Etymology dictionary

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