Definitions for: Conduction

[n] the transmission of heat or electricity or sound

Webster (1913) 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.

Synonyms: conductivity

See Also: electrical conduction, physical phenomenon

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