CONDUCTION | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Conduction

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

mid 16th century (in the senses ‘provision for safe passage’ and ‘leadership’): from Latin conductio(n-), from the verb conducere (see conduct)

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: kənˈdʌkʃn
Dialects: British English
Definition:

the process by which heat or electricity is directly transmitted through the material of a substance when there is a difference of temperature or of electrical potential between adjoining regions, without movement of the material.

Short Definition:

transmission of heat or electricity

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