Conduction is the process by which heat or electricity passes through or along something.
[technical]
Temperature becomes uniform by heat conduction until finally a permanent state isreached.
conduction in British English
(kənˈdʌkʃən)
noun
1.
the transfer of energy by a medium without bulk movement of the medium itself
heat conduction
electrical conduction
sound conduction
Compare convection (sense 1)
2.
the transmission of an electrical or chemical impulse along a nerve fibre
3.
the act of conveying or conducting, as through a pipe
4. physics another name for conductivity (sense 1)
Derived forms
conductional (conˈductional)
adjective
conduction in American English
(kənˈdʌkʃən)
noun
1.
a conveying, as of liquid through a channel, esp. in plants
2. Physics
a.
transmission of electricity, heat, etc. through a material
b.
conductivity
see also convection, radiation
3. Physiology
the transmission of nerve impulses
Word origin
L conductio: see conduct
conduction in Chemical Engineering
(kəndʌkʃən)
noun
(Chemical Engineering: Heat transfer)
Conduction is the flow of heat through a solid.
The canister walls, which are in contact with the metal cask wall, transfer thisheat by conduction.
Conduction is a heat transfer mechanism resulting from the energy exchange between molecules,due to molecular contact.
Conduction is the flow of heat through a solid.
Related wordsCompare conduction with convection, which is the flow of heat by the movement of a warmed gas and radiation, which is the flow of heat from one surface to another by infrared waves.
conduction in Mechanical Engineering
(kəndʌkʃən)
noun
(Mechanical engineering: Energy, thermodynamics and heat transfer)
Conduction is the flow of heat through a solid.
The canister walls, which are in contact with the metal cask wall, transfer thisheat by conduction.
Conduction is heat transfer resulting from the energy exchange between molecules, due to molecularcontact.
Conduction is the flow of heat through a solid.
Related wordsCompare conduction with convection, which is the flow of heat by the movement of a warmed gas.