ALL meanings of conduction
con·duc·tion
C c - uncountable noun conduction Conduction is the process by which heat or electricity passes through or along something. 3
- noun conduction the transfer of energy by a medium without bulk movement of the medium itself 3
- noun conduction the transmission of an electrical or chemical impulse along a nerve fibre 3
- noun conduction the act of conveying or conducting, as through a pipe 3
- noun conduction a conveying, as of liquid through a channel, esp. in plants 3
- noun conduction transmission of electricity, heat, etc. through a material 3
- abbreviation CONDUCTION conductivity 3
- noun conduction the transmission of nerve impulses 3
- noun conduction Conduction is the flow of heat through a solid. 3
- noun conduction the act of conducting, as of water through a pipe. 1
- noun conduction Physics. the transfer of heat between two parts of a stationary system, caused by a temperature difference between the parts. transmission through a conductor. conductivity. 1
- noun conduction Physiology. the carrying of sound waves, electrons, heat, or nerve impulses by a nerve or other tissue. 1
- noun conduction The process by which heat or electricity is directly transmitted through a substance when there is a difference of temperature or of electrical potential between adjoining regions, without movement of the material. 1
- noun conduction physics: heat transfer 1
- noun conduction (physics) The conveying of heat or electricity through material. 0
- noun conduction The act of leading or guiding. 0
- noun conduction (Obsolete (No longer in use)) The act of training up. 0