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eddy current

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eddy current

eddy current (plural eddy currents)

(physics) An induced electric current formed within the body of a conductor when it is exposed to a time varying magnetic field; used in induction heating and in some braking and damping systems.

Synonyms

Foucault current

Translations

an induced electric current

Bulgarian: ток на Фуко m (tok na Fuko)
Catalan: corrent de Foucault m
Dutch: wervelstroom (nl) m
Finnish: pyörrevirta (fi)
French: courants de Foucault (fr) m pl
German: Wirbelstrom (de) m
Spanish: corriente de Foucault f
Swedish: virvelström c

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