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eddy current
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eddy current
n
(Physics / General Physics) an electric current induced in a massive conductor, such as the core of an electromagnet, transformer, etc., by an alternating magnetic field Also called Foucault current
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eddy current n (Phys) → corrente f di Foucault
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