CONDUCTION


Meaning of CONDUCTION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kən-ˈdək-shən ]

noun

Date: 1534

1. : the act of conducting or conveying

2.

a. : transmission through or by means of a conductor ; also : the transfer of heat through matter by communication of kinetic energy from particle to particle with no net displacement of the particles — compare convection , radiation

b. : conductivity

3. : the transmission of excitation through living tissue and especially nervous tissue

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.