ALL meanings of charybdis
Cha·ryb·dis
C c - noun charybdis a ship-devouring monster in classical mythology, identified with a whirlpool off the north coast of Sicily, lying opposite Scylla on the Italian coast 3
- noun charybdis a whirlpool off the NE coast of Sicily, in the Strait of Messina; now called Galofalo 3
- noun charybdis a whirlpool in the Strait of Messina off the NE coast of Sicily. Modern name Galofalo, Garofalo. 1
- noun charybdis Classical Mythology. a daughter of Gaea and Poseidon, a monster mentioned in Homer and later identified with the whirlpool Charybdis. Compare Scylla (def 2). 1
- noun Technical meaning of charybdis (mathematics, tool) A Lisp program to display mathematical expressions. It is related to MATHLAB. 1