'Foucault current' definitions:
Definition of 'Foucault current'
From: GCIDE
- Eddy current \Ed"dy cur"rent\ (Elec.) An induced electric current circulating wholly within a mass of metal; -- called also Foucault current. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Definition of 'Foucault current'
From: GCIDE
- Foucault current \Fou`cault" cur`rent\ [After J. B. L. Foucault (1819-68), French physicist.] (Elec.) An eddy current. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Fougade