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conduction
[ kuhn-duhk-shuhn ]
noun
- the act of conducting, as of water through a pipe.
- Physics.
- the transfer of heat between two parts of a stationary system, caused by a temperature difference between the parts.
- transmission through a conductor.
- Physiology. the carrying of sound waves, electrons, heat, or nerve impulses by a nerve or other tissue.
conduction
/ kənˈdʌkʃən /
noun
- the transfer of energy by a medium without bulk movement of the medium itself Compare convection
heat conduction,
electrical conduction,
sound conduction
- the transmission of an electrical or chemical impulse along a nerve fibre
- the act of conveying or conducting, as through a pipe
- physics another name for conductivity
conduction
/ kən-dŭk′shən /
- The transfer of energy, such as heat or an electric charge, through a substance. In heat conduction, energy is transferred from molecule to molecule by direct contact; the molecules themselves do not necessarily change position, but simply vibrate more or less quickly against each other. In electrical conduction, energy is transferred by the movement of electrons or ions.
- Compare convectionSee also radiation
conduction
- Transfer of energy through a medium (for example, heat or electricity through metal) without any apparent change in the medium.
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Derived Forms
- conˈductional, adjective
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Other Words From
- con·duction·al adjective
- precon·duction noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of conduction1
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Example Sentences
I now know this was a conduction-style vaporizer, which requires a chamber to hold the steam.
But a few decades ago this same ability to disrupt nerve conduction led to a medical use: deliberate, targeted paralysis.
This small gap is a place of bad conduction and of the piling up of atoms, producing heat, burning, light.
With regard to the conduction of sound—it is to be noted that sound is carried astonishingly far by means of compact bodies.
There is also a trophic differentiation, the fibres undertaking special functions of nutrition (the conduction of the sap).
The whole question of conduction of electricity through the earth is very perplexing.
The transmission in the petiole of Mimosa is a phenomenon of conduction.
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