noun
eddy current
Technical term in electricity and electrical engineering. Refers to circulating currents induced in a conductor by a changing magnetic field.
渦電流は変圧器のコアで損失を引き起こす。
Eddy currents cause losses in the core of a transformer.
渦電流探傷試験は金属表面の欠陥を検出する。
Eddy current testing detects defects on metal surfaces.