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.
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)
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).