eddy
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
flow in a circular current, of liquids
Types & categories
- course hypernym
Related & opposite
- eddy derivation
- whirlpool derivation
- whirl derivation
- convolution derivation
Sense 2 noun
a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself
Types & categories
- current hypernym
Related & opposite
- purl derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | eddy |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | whirlpool |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | whirl |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | convolution |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | course |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | purl |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | current |