-ˈfrän(t)s-, -ˈfran(t)s- noun
Usage: usually capitalized W&F
Etymology: after Gustav H. Wiedemann died 1899 and Rudolph Franz died 1902 German physicists
: a statement in physics: at a given temperature the ratio of the thermal to the electrical conductivity has nearly the same value for most metals and approximately is proportioned to the absolute temperature of the metal