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De - Pt| English Dictionary: conduction | by the DICT Development Group |
| 2 results for conduction | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Conduction \Con*duc"tion\ (k[ocr]n*d[ucr]k"sh[ucr]n), n. [L. conductio a bringing together: cf. F. conduction.] 1. The act of leading or guiding. --Sir W. Raleigh. 2. The act of training up. [Obs.] --B. Jonson. 3. (Physics) Transmission through, or by means of, a conductor; also, conductivity. [The] communication [of heat] from one body to another when they are in contact, or through a homogenous body from particle to particle, constitutes conduction. --Amer. Cyc. | |
