Conductance

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A measure of the ability of a body to conduct electricity; the reciprocal of its resistance. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    a material's capacity to conduct electricity; measured as the reciprocal of electrical resistance wordnet

Etymology

From conduct + -ance. Coined by electrical engineer, mathematician and physicist Oliver Heaviside in 1885.

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