non-conductionn.
/ˌnɒnkənˈdʌkʃn/, U.S. /ˌnɑnkənˈdəkʃ(ə)n/ Failure to conduct electricity or heat (or some other form of energy); absence of conduction.
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insulation1822
non-conduction1828
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the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > transmission of electricity, conduction > non-conduction, insulation > [noun]
insulation1767
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the world > matter > physics > science of sound > sound-waves > [noun] > transmission > failure to conduct
non-conduction1828
1828 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Non-conduction, a non-conducting. Ure.
1855 W. R. Grove On Correlation Physical Forces (ed. 3) 106 Sonorous vibrations, which might be called conduction and non-conduction of sound.
1907 Proc. Royal Soc. A. 79 111 The pump was kept at work..until the vacuum was at a high point, and non-conduction was commencing.
1959 J. F. Rider & F. D. Uslan Encycl. Cathode-Ray Oscilloscopes (ed. 2) vii. 50/2 It causes a longer period of tube nonconduction as compared to tube conduction.
1994 Proc. 33rd SICE Ann. Conf. 759 The drive circuit..produces continuous uniform switching pulses..for switching..from the non-conduction state to the conduction state and vice-versa.
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