'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