eddy current
Abbreviation of 渦電流 (うずでんりゅう). Technical term used in physics and engineering.
See also: 渦電流 (うずでんりゅう)
Be careful not to get caught in the river's swirling current.
He was swallowed up by the vortex of politics.
Eddy current testing is used to detect surface defects in metals.
regenerative fan; vortex flow fan
Standard kanji spelling for both the physical swirling current and the technical abbreviation.
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; rarely used. Included for search coverage.
Compound of 渦 (whirlpool) and 流 (current, flow). The abbreviation sense derives from 渦電流 (eddy current).