EDDY CURRENT
Ed"dy cur"rent. (Elec.)
Defn: An induced electric current circulating wholly within a mass of metal; — called also Foucault current.
EDDY KITE Ed"dy kite. Called also Malay kite. [After William A. Eddy, American kite expert.]
Defn: A quadrilateral, tailless kite, with convex surfaces exposed to the wind. This kite was extensively used by Eddy in his famous meteorological experiments. It is now generally superseded by the box kite.
EDELWEISS
E"del*weiss, n. Etym: [G., fr. edel noble + weiss white.] (Bot.)
Defn: A little, perennial, white, woolly plant (Leontopodium alpinum), growing at high elevations in the Alps.
EDEMA
E*de"ma, n. Etym: [NL.] (Med.)
Defn: Same as oedema.
EDEMATOUS; EDEMATOSE
E*de"ma*tous, or E*de"ma*tose`, a. (Med.)
Defn: Same as oedematous.