Look up: conduction

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   Conduction
   The process of heat transfer through materials and adjoining substances.
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   conduction
   [n] - the transmission of heat or electricity or sound
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   Conduction
   [pronounce: con-duck-shun] The way heat travels through solids.
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   Conduction
   Passage of heat from one material to another by direct contact
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   conduction
   Heat or electricity transfer through molecular interaction, eg: heat passing along a metal bar
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   conduction
   the transfer of heat from a warmer region to a colder region within the same substance without mass transfer. The rate of transfer will depend on the thermal conductivity of the material.
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   Conduction
   The conveying of electrical energy or heat through or by means of a conductor.
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   conduction
   The ability of electrons to flow through a conductor. It is the reciprocal of resistance. Conduction is also a heat transfer mechanism in solid materials, involving transfer of kinetic energy within its molecular structure.
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   conduction
   electricity: the passage of electric current through a conducting material; Heat: the passage of heat through a solid material from a point of higher temperature to one of lower temperature; Cardiography: the passage of heart impulses that can be recorded on the electrocardiograph Category: Management in the public and private sector
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    Conduction
    The flow of heat from one part of a substance to another part. A piece of iron with one end placed in a fire will soon become warm from end to end due to the transfer of heat by the actual collision of the air molecules.
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    Conduction
    Con·duc'tion (kŏn*dŭk'shŭn) noun [ Latin conductio a bringing together: confer French conduction .] 1. The act of leading or guiding. Sir W. Raleigh. 2. The act of training up. [ Obsolete] B. Jonson. 3. (Physics) Transmission through, or by means of, a conductor; also, conductivity. « [ The] communication [ of ...
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    conduction
    <physics, physiology> The transfer of sound waves, heat, nervous impulses or electricity. ... Origin: L. Conductio ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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    conduction
    conductivity noun the transmission of heat or electricity or sound
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    conduction
    (kәn-duk´shәn) conveyance of energy, as of heat, sound, or electricity.
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    Conduction
    • (n.) The act of leading or guiding. • (n.) Transmission through, or by means of, a conductor; also, conductivity. • (n.) The act of training up.
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    conduction
    (from the article `nervous system`) The sequence of sodium activation–sodium inactivation–potassium activation creates a nerve impulse that is brief in duration, lasting only a few ...
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    conduction
    (L. conductio) the transfer of sound waves, heat, nervous impulses, or electricity.
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    conduction
    conduction, conductive 1. The conducting of liquid through a channel or pipe. Now chiefly applied to natural processes, e.g. the movement of sap in plants. 2. The transfer of heat between two parts of a stationary system, caused by a temperature difference between the parts. 3. The transmission or conveying of something through a medium or passage, especially the tra...
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    Conduction
    Conduction consists of energy transfer directly from atom to atom and represents the flow of energy along a temperature gradient.
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    Conduction
    The flow of heat due to temperature variations within a material.
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    Conduction
    - The direct transfer of heat energy through a material.
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    CONDUCTION
    The flow of heat from one part of a substance to another part. A piece of iron with one end placed in a fire will soon become warm from end to end, from the transfer of heat by the actual collision of the air molecules.
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    CONDUCTION
    The transfer of heat through a substance by molecular action or from one substance by being in contact with another.
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    conduction
    The transfer of heat through a material by the transfer of kinetic energy from particle to particle; the flow of heat between two materials of different temperatures that are in direct physical contact.
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    conduction
    conduction, transfer of heat or electricity through a substance, resulting from a difference in temperature between different parts of the substance, in the case of heat, or from a difference in electric potential, in the case of electricity. Since heat is energy associated with the motions of the p...
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