noun
swirling current; eddy; whirlpool; vortex
Refers to a rotating flow of water or fluid. Can be used literally for natural water currents or metaphorically for turbulent situations.
川の渦流に巻き込まれないように注意してください。
Be careful not to get caught in the river's swirling current.
彼は政治の渦流に飲み込まれた。
He was swallowed up by the vortex of politics.
noun
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)
渦流探傷試験は金属の表面欠陥を検出するのに使われる。
Eddy current testing is used to detect surface defects in metals.
Compound of 渦 (whirlpool) and 流 (current, flow). The abbreviation sense derives from 渦電流 (eddy current).