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eddy current

3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. eddy current (noun)
  2. eddy-current brake (noun)
  3. eddy-current loss (noun)

eddy current

noun

Definition of EDDY CURRENT

: an electric current induced by an alternating magnetic field
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1886

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