Conduction

Conduction
Conduction Con*duc"tion (k[o^]n*d[u^]k"sh[u^]n), n. [L. conductio a bringing together: cf. F. conduction.] 1. The act of leading or guiding. --Sir W. Raleigh. [1913 Webster]

2. The act of training up. [Obs.] --B. Jonson. [1913 Webster]

3. (Physics) Transmission through, or by means of, a conductor; also, conductivity. [1913 Webster]

[The] communication [of heat] from one body to another when they are in contact, or through a homogenous body from particle to particle, constitutes conduction. --Amer. Cyc. [1913 Webster]


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  • conduction — 1530s, hiring; 1540s, leading, guidance, from O.Fr. conduction hire, renting, from L. conductionem (nom. conductio), noun of action from pp. stem of conducere (see CONDUCE (Cf. conduce)). Sense of conducting of a liquid through a channel is from… …   Etymology dictionary

  • conduction — CONDUCTION. s. f. L action de prendre à loyer. Il n est d usage qu au Palais …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798

  • conduction — ► NOUN ▪ the transmission of heat or electricity directly through a substance, without motion of the material. DERIVATIVES conductive adjective …   English terms dictionary

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  • conduction — elektrinis laidumas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Medžiagos savybė praleisti elektros srovę veikiant išoriniam elektriniam laukui. atitikmenys: angl. conduction; electric conduction; electrical conduction rus. электропроводность …   Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

  • conduction — [[t]kəndʌ̱kʃ(ə)n[/t]] N UNCOUNT: usu with supp Conduction is the process by which heat or electricity passes through or along something. [TECHNICAL] Temperature becomes uniform by heat conduction until finally a permanent state is reached …   English dictionary

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