Conduction (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. the act of conducting, as of water through a pipe.
  2. 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.
  3. the carrying of sound waves, electrons, heat, or nerve impulses by a nerve or other tissue.
noun
  1. the transfer of energy by a medium without bulk movement of the medium itself
  2. the transmission of an electrical or chemical impulse along a nerve fibre
  3. the act of conveying or conducting, as through a pipe
  4. physics another name for conductivity (def. 1)
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