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Noun Concept
Categories: All articles needing additional references, Articles with short description, Vortices, Fluid dynamics
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eddy  twist
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A miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself WordNet 3.0
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fluid dynamics
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A miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
In fluid dynamics, an eddy is the swirling of a fluid and the reverse current created when the fluid is in a turbulent flow regime. Wikipedia
The swirling of a fluid and the reverse current created when the fluid flows past an obstacle Wikipedia Disambiguation
A circular current; a whirlpool. Wiktionary
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current
whirlpool
DERIVATION
eddy
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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eddy, twist
Wikipedia
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eddy (fluid dynamics)
Wikidata
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eddy
Wiktionary
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eddy
Wikipedia Redirections
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eddies, Eddy Cummins, Eddy motion, mesoscale eddies, mesoscale eddy, Mesoscale ocean eddies, swirl (fluid dynamics)
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eddies

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