涡流

渦流
wōliú
noun #27,780

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 eddy current
  2. 2 vortex flow
  3. 3 whirlpool current

Examples

HSK 4
Hédào wān chù róngyì xíngchéng wōliú.
Vortex flows easily form at river bends.
HSK 7-9
Fādòngjī zhōng de wōliú huì dǎozhì néngliàng sǔnhào.
Eddy currents in the engine can cause energy loss.

Tips

usage
涡流 is used in both physics (eddy current in electromagnetic induction) and fluid mechanics (whirlpool/vortex in liquids or gases). In physics contexts it often appears as 涡流损耗 (eddy current loss).

Stroke Order

liú