conduction
noun
- a conveying, as of liquid through a channel, esp. in plants
- Physics
- transmission of electricity, heat, etc. through a material
- conductivity
- Physiol. the transmission of nerve impulses
See conduction in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(kən-dŭkˈshən)
noun The transmission or conveying of something through a medium or passage, especially the transmission of electric charge or heat through a conducting medium without perceptible motion of the medium itself.
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