Whirlpool vs Eddy - What's the difference?
whirlpool | eddy |
A swirling body of water.
Turmoil, or agitated excitement.
A current of air or water running back, or in an opposite direction to the main current.
A circular current; a whirlpool.
* Dryden
* Addison
To form an eddy; to move in, or as if in, an eddy; to move in a circle.
* Wordsworth
As nouns the difference between whirlpool and eddy
is that whirlpool is a swirling body of water while eddy is a current of air or water running back, or in an opposite direction to the main current.As a verb eddy is
to form an eddy; to move in, or as if in, an eddy; to move in a circle.As a proper noun Eddy is
a diminutive of Edward, Edgar, Edwin, or other male given names beginning with Ed-.whirlpool
English
(wikipedia whirlpool)Noun
(en noun)- A whirlpool is an instance of a vortex produced by ocean tides, or by a hole underneath where the water would drain out, such as in a bathtub.
Derived terms
* whirlpool galaxyeddy
English
Noun
(eddies)- And smiling eddies dimpled on the main.
- Wheel through the air, in circling eddies play.
See also
* countercurrent * dust devilVerb
- Eddying round and round they sink.
