Associations to the word «Conduction»

Wiktionary

CONDUCTION, noun. (physics) The conveying of heat or electricity through material.
CONDUCTION, noun. The act of leading or guiding.
CONDUCTION, noun. (obsolete) The act of training up.
CONDUCTION BAND, noun. (physics) The range of electron energies in an insulator or semiconductor in which electrons can move freely and transport charge.
CONDUCTION BANDS, noun. Plural of conduction band

Dictionary definition

CONDUCTION, noun. The transmission of heat or electricity or sound.

Wise words

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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.