Eddy current

noun

Word Frequency: 0.3

Definitions

1.nounAn induced electric current formed within the body of a conductor when it is exposed to a time varying magnetic field; utilized in induction heating and in some braking and damping systems.

Synonyms

Foucault current induction heating induced current induction eddy kinetic energy electric current electrodynamics foucault current electromagnetic induction electromagnetohydrodynamics hall effect electric energy

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