eddy current

English

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.

Synonyms

• Foucault current

Translations

an induced electric current

• 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