conduction
conduction · conductions
проводимость, кондукция
Konduktion, Leitung
The conveying of heat or electricity through materialThe conveying of heat or electricity through material.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)The conveying of heat or electricity through material.
Konduktion, Leitung
проводи́мостьprovodímostʹ, конду́кцияkondúkcija
the transmission of heat or electricity or sound
(countable, uncountable)The act of leading or guiding.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)The act of training up.
Examples
2 sentencesCopper plays an important role in nerve conduction, bone growth and hormone secretion.
The doctors conduction additional examinations.
Translations
5 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
conveying of heat or electricity through material:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
conveying of heat or electricity through material:
Origin
Borrowed from Latin conductio, conductionem (“a bringing together”); equivalent to conductBorrowed from Latin conductio, conductionem (“a bringing together”); equivalent to conduct + -ion.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Forms
plural: conductions| Singular | conduction |
|---|---|
| Plural | conductions |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- the transmission of heat or electricity or sound:conductivity
Word family
15 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable