core loss

noun

Energy lost by hysteresis, eddy currents, or other anomalies in the core of an electrical device such as an armature, inductor, transformer, etc.

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Meanings

nouncore loss (countable and uncountable, plural core losses)

plural core losses

  1. countableuncountablebusinessEnergy lost by hysteresis, eddy currents, or other anomalies in the core of an electrical device such as an armature, inductor, transformer, etc.
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