Meaning

noun founder of Christian Science in 1866 (1821-1910)

noun a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself

verb flow in a circular current, of liquids

originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *éti Proto-Germanic *idi- Proto-West Germanic *id- Old English ed- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ékʷeh₂ Proto-Germanic *ahwō Proto-West Germanic *ahu Old English ēa Old English edēa Middle English eddy English eddy From Middle English eddy, from Old English edēa, from ed- (“turning, back, reverse”) + ēa (“water”), equivalent to ed- + ea. Ultimately from…

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