eddy

n., pl. -dies.

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

v., -died, -dy·ing, -dies.

v.intr.

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

v.tr.

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

[Middle English ydy, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse idha.]

verb

To move or cause to move like a rapid rotary current of liquid: swirl, whirl. See move/halt, repetition.

A roughly circular movement within a current of air or water. Eddies may have the circular and intermittent motion of a vortex, the continuous corkscrew motion termed helicoidal flow, the cylindrical motion of rollers, or surge phenomena which are short-lived outbreaks of greater velocity in any flow.

IN BRIEF: A current of air or water moving in a circular or spiral motion.

At the point in the river where the snowmelt met the main river current, an eddy formed creating a small, swirling whirlpool.

Dansk (Danish)
n. - strømhvirvel, hvirvlende bevægelse
v. intr. - hvirvles, danne hvirvelstrømme
v. tr. - hvirvle

Nederlands (Dutch)
kolken, draaikolk, tegenstroom

Français (French)
n. - tourbillon, remous, tournoiement
v. intr. - tourbillonner, tournoyer, faire des remous/des tourbillons (l'eau)
v. tr. - tourbillonner, faire des remous, tournoyer

Deutsch (German)
v. - sprudeln, wirbeln
n. - Wirbel

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - περιδινούμαι, στροβιλίζομαι
n. - δίνη, στρόβιλος

Italiano (Italian)
turbinare, mulinello

Português (Portuguese)
v. - redemoinhar
n. - redemoinho (m)

Русский (Russian)
крутиться, водоворот, вихрь

Español (Spanish)
n. - remolino
v. intr. - arremolinarse
v. tr. - arremolinarse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - virvla
n. - strömvirvlar

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
逆流, 漩涡, 起旋涡, 旋转, 使起旋涡, 使旋转

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 逆流, 漩渦
v. intr. - 起旋渦, 旋轉
v. tr. - 使起旋渦, 使旋轉

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 회오리 바람
v. intr. - 소용돌이 치다
v. tr. - 소용돌이 치게 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 主流に逆らう流れ, 渦, 男子名, エディー
v. - 渦巻く

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يدور, يدوم (الاسم) دوامه, تيار معاكس‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מערבולת‬
v. intr. - ‮נע במעגלים, התערבל‬
v. tr. - ‮נע במעגלים, התערבל‬

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