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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/kənˈdʌkʃ^ən/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/kənˈdʌkʃən/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kən duk′shən)

con•duc•tion /kənˈdʌkʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]

Electricitythe ability of a substance to allow energy to pass through it.

con•duc•tive /kənˈdʌktɪv/USA pronunciation adj. See -duc-.

con•duc•tion (kən duk′shən),USA pronunciation n.

the act of conducting, as of water through a pipe.
[Physics.]
- Physicsthe transfer of heat between two parts of a stationary system, caused by a temperature difference between the parts.
- Physicstransmission through a conductor.
- Physicsconductivity.
Physiologythe carrying of sound waves, electrons, heat, or nerve impulses by a nerve or other tissue.

Latin conductiōn- (stem of conductiō) a bringing together, a hiring, equivalent. to conduct(us) (see conduct) + -iōn- -ion
1530–40

con•duc′tion•al, adj.

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conduction /kənˈdʌkʃən/ n

the transfer of energy by a medium without bulk movement of the medium itself
Compare convection
the transmission of an electrical or chemical impulse along a nerve fibre
the act of conveying or conducting, as through a pipe
another name for conductivity

conˈductional adj

'conduction' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

conductive - conductivity - convection - discharge - Eccles - electrolysis - energy band - heart block - Hodgkin - n-type - p-type - radiant heat - tunnel effect - acetylcholine - air conduction - bone conduction - calcium - dysergia - glow discharge - tetrodotoxin - thermostat - tracheid - translocation - vascular ray - sieve tube - spinal anesthesia - stapes

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