conductance
conductance · conductances
электропроводность, проводимость
elektrischer Leitwert
A measure of the ability of a body to conduct electricityA measure of the ability of a body to conduct electricity; the reciprocal of its resistance.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A measure of the ability of a body to conduct electricity; the reciprocal of its resistance.
elektrischer Leitwert
электропроводностьelektroprovodnostʹ, проводимостьprovodimostʹ
a material's capacity to conduct electricity; measured as the reciprocal of electrical resistance
Translations
3 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
measure of the ability to conduct electricity:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
measure of the ability to conduct electricity:
Origin
From conduct + -ance. Coined by electrical engineer, mathematician and physicist Oliver HeFrom conduct + -ance. Coined by electrical engineer, mathematician and physicist Oliver Heaviside in 1885.
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Forms
plural: conductances| Singular | conductance |
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Word family
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1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable