different between eddy vs turbulence

English

Etymology

From Middle English eddy, from Old English ed?a, from ed- (“turning, back, reverse”) + ?a (“water”), equivalent to ed- +? ea.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /??d.i/
• Rhymes: -?di

Noun

eddy (plural eddies)

1. A current of air or water running back, or in an opposite direction to the main current.
2. A circular current; a whirlpool.

Related terms

Translations

See also

• countercurrent
• dust devil

Verb

eddy (third-person singular simple present eddies, present participle eddying, simple past and past participle eddied)

1. (intransitive) To form an eddy; to move in, or as if in, an eddy; to move in a circle.
   • 1815, William Wordsworth, The Kitten and falling Leaves

     Eddying round and round they sink.

References

Anagrams

• dyde, dyed

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From French adieu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ædi/

Interjection

eddy

1. Nonstandard spelling of äddi.

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /??ð??/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /?e?ði/, /??ði/

Verb

eddy

1. Obsolete form of addawa (“(s/he) promises”).

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin turbulentia, or from turbulent +? -ence.

Noun

turbulence (countable and uncountable, plural turbulences)

1. (uncountable) The state or fact of being turbulent or agitated; tempestuousness, disturbance.
2. (uncountable) Disturbance in a gas or fluid, characterized by evidence of internal motion or unrest.
3. (uncountable) Specifically, a state of agitation or disturbance in the air which is disruptive to an aircraft.
4. An instance or type of such state or disturbance.

Related terms

• turbulent

Translations

See also

• mechanical turbulence
• thermal turbulence