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eddy

[ed-ee] / ˈɛd i /
NOUN
current
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In one part of the conveyor system, a vibrating panel called an eddy current creates a sort of reverse magnet that repels nonferrous materials like aluminum beverage cans into their own collection area.

From Barron's • Jun. 17, 2026

They can’t recreate every wind puff and ocean eddy, so they divide the world into a 3-D grid and generate myriad variables for each box, from soil temperature to ocean salinity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

While that was soon to change, it meant that for books especially, 1996 was an eddy of calm before the meteor storm arrived.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2025

Temperature data from satellites and buoys revealed a large southbound eddy moving through the region, coupled with 4 days of strong easterly winds, fueled strong upwelling.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 15, 2024

One of the car’s tires had come off and was floating in a backwater eddy of the Cocytus.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan




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