| Pronunciation: | | kun'dukshun
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| Matching Terms: | | conduction anaesthesia, conduction anesthesia, conduction aphasia, conduction deafness, conduction system
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| | Definition: | | [n] the transmission of heat or electricity or sound |
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| | Synonyms: | | conductivity |
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| | See Also: | | electrical conduction, physical phenomenon |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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.
2. The act of training up. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
3. (Physics) 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.
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| Glossary |
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| | Definition: | | the movement of heat from one object to another by direct contact. |
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