conduction
IPA: kʌndˈʌkʃʌn
noun
- (physics) The conveying of heat or electricity through material.
- The act of leading or guiding.
- (obsolete) The act of training up.
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Examples of "conduction" in Sentences
- This represents the heat transfer by conduction in the pipe.
- The fascicles in the electrical conduction system are not nerves.
- This is the normal conduction of electrical activity within the heart.
- The heat induced in the base is transferred to the food via conduction.
- This thereby slows conduction of the electrical impulse within the heart.
- The conduction velocity increases in the atria, but decreases in the AV node.