"eddy current" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: eddy currents [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} eddy current (plural eddy currents)
  1. (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. Wikipedia link: eddy current Categories (topical): Physics Synonyms: Foucault current Translations (an induced electric current): corrent de Foucault [masculine] (Catalan), wervelstroom [masculine] (Dutch), pyörrevirta (Finnish), courants de Foucault [masculine, plural] (French), Wirbelstrom [masculine] (German), corriente de Foucault [feminine] (Spanish), virvelström [common-gender] (Swedish)

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