eddy-current sensor

eddy-current sensor

[′ed·ē ‚kə·rənt ′sen·sər]
(engineering)
A proximity sensor which uses an alternating magnetic field to create eddy currents in nearby objects, and then the currents are used to detect the presence of the objects.
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