CONDUCTION

conduction, conductivity

(noun) the transmission of heat or electricity or sound

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

conduction (countable and uncountable, plural conductions)

(physics) The conveying of heat or electricity through material.

The act of leading or guiding.

(obsolete) The act of training up.

Source: Wiktionary

Con*duc"tion, n. Etym: [L. conductio a bringing together: cf. F. conduction.]

1. The act of leading or guiding. Sir W. Raleigh.

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

3. (Physics)

Definition: Transmission through, or by means of, a conductor; also, conductivity. [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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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