Conduction

//kənˈdʌkʃən// noun

noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The conveying of heat or electricity through material. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    the transmission of heat or electricity or sound wordnet
  3. 3
    The act of leading or guiding. countable, uncountable

    "Hobab the son of Raguel the Madianite, who aſſiſted the Israelites in their conduction through the Wildernes of Pharan."

  4. 4
    The act of training up. countable, obsolete, uncountable

    "every man has his beginning and conduction"

Synonyms

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communicationconductanceconductivityconductivityconductorcontagion

Example

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"Copper plays an important role in nerve conduction, bone growth and hormone secretion."

Etymology

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

Related phrases

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