con|duc|tion

con|duc|tion
con|duc|tion «kuhn DUHK shuhn», noun.
1. a) the transmission of heat, sound, or other form of energy, by the transferring of energy from one particle to another. Radiators heat the air in a room by conduction. »

Conduction is the process by which heat is transferred through matter, without transfer of the matter itself (Thomas A. Blair).

 b) the transmission of electricity by a conductor. c) = conductivity. (Cf. ↑conductivity)
2. a conveying: »

the conduction of water through a pipe. The movement of sap in plants is called conduction.

3. Physiology. the transmission of an impulse through muscle or nerve tissue.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • pho|to-con|duc|tion — pho|to|con|duc|tion or pho|to con|duc|tion «FOH toh kuhn DUHK shuhn», noun. the ability of an electrical conductor to conduct electricity upon exposure to light …   Useful english dictionary

  • pho|to|con|duc|tion — or pho|to con|duc|tion «FOH toh kuhn DUHK shuhn», noun. the ability of an electrical conductor to conduct electricity upon exposure to light …   Useful english dictionary

  • sem|i|con|duc|tion — «SEHM ee kuhn DUHK shuhn», noun. the transmission of electricity by a semiconductor …   Useful english dictionary

  • su|per|con|duc|tion — «SOO puhr kuhn DUHK shuhn», noun. 1. the conducting of electric current by means of a superconductor. 2. = superconductivity. (Cf. ↑superconductivity) …   Useful english dictionary

  • con·duc·tion — /kənˈdʌkʃən/ noun [noncount] technical : the movement of heat or electricity through something (such as metal or water) the conduction of electricity …   Useful english dictionary

  • tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… …   English syllables

  • duc — ab·duc·tion; ab·duc·tive; ab·duc·tive·ly; ad·duc·er; ad·duc·i·ble; ad·duc·tion; ad·duc·tive; ad·duc·tor; aq·uae·duc·tus; bon·duc; cir·cum·duc·tion; con·duc·ta; con·duc·tio; con·duc·tion; con·duc·tive; con·duc·tiv·i·ty; con·duc·tom·e·ter;… …   English syllables

  • con — con·acre; con·cat·e·nate; con·cave; con·ceal·er; con·ceit; con·cen·trate; con·cen·tra·tor; con·cen·tric; con·cep·tual; con·cern; con·cern·ing; con·cert; con·cer·tante; con·cer·ti·na; con·ces·sion·ary; con·cha; con·cin·nate; con·com·i·tant;… …   English syllables

  • conduction — con·duc·tion …   English syllables

  • conduction — con•duc•tion [[t]kənˈdʌk ʃən[/t]] n. 1) the act of conducting, as of water through a pipe 2) phs a) the transfer of heat between two parts of a stationary system at different temperatures b) phs conductivity 1) 3) phl the carrying of sound waves …   From formal English to slang

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