meaning of charybdis
1. A dangerous whirlpool on the coast of Sicily opposite Scylla on the Italian coast. It is personified as a female monster. See Scylla.
2. CHARYBDIS A Lisp program to display mathematical expressions. It is related to MATHLAB. [Sammet 1969, p. 522].
3. Greek mythology a ship-devouring whirlpool lying on the other side of a narrow strait from Scylla
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