conduction

Meaning

  1. (countable, uncountable) The conveying of heat or electricity through material.
  2. (countable, uncountable) The act of leading or guiding.
  3. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) The act of training up.

Synonyms

conductivity
transmission
C1
leading
B2
transfer
B2
direction
B1
conductance
conductibility
conducting
C1
control
A2

convection

conveyance
49k
derivation
devolution
guidance
C1
guide
B2
lead
A2
leadership
C1
negotiability
running
A1
🏃
taking
A1
transference
24k
transmittal

electric conduction

persuasion
C2

breakover

water-spreading

accompaniment
37k

conduction of electricity

administration
C1
bringing
B1
carrying
B1
conduct
B2
Translations

conduzione
Leitung
conduction
conducción
condução
conducció

μεταβίβαση

Konduktion

isal

Wärmeleitung

nakletme

Wärme

conductie

geleiding
taşıma
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kənˈdʌkʃən/
Etymology

Borrowed from Latin conductio, conductionem (“a bringing together”); equivalent to conduct + -ion.

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