conduction (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *conduction*:
NOUN	phenomenon	conduction, conductivity	the transmission of heat or electricity or sound

conduction > pronunciation
Sounds	kahndah'kshahn
Rhymes	Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn...

English > *conduction*: 1 sense > noun 1, phenomenon
Meaning	The transmission of heat or electricity or sound.
Synonym	conductivity
Narrower	electrical conduction	The passage of electricity through a conductor / conductor
Broader	physical phenomenon	A natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energy
Spanish	conducción, conductibilidad, conductividad
Catalan	conducció, conductibilitat, conductivitat elèctrica, conductivitat
Verbs	conduct	transmit or serve as the medium for transmission

HyperDic: conduction