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渦流

简涡流 · 繁渦流

Mandarin · pinyin wō liú

(electronics) eddy current

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渦: Look up this written character
流: liú · flow, circulate, drift; class
涡: wō · swirl, whirlpool, eddy

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1–2 · wo1 liu2

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noun

eddy (air or water running in an opposite direction to the main current)

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