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conduction

The definition of conduction is the movement of something such as heat or electricity through a medium or passage.

(noun)

An example of conduction is using a metal rod to roast marshmallows on an open fire and feeling the heat rise through the rod from the fire to your hand.

See conduction in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a conveying, as of liquid through a channel, esp. in plants
Physics
1. transmission of electricity, heat, etc. through a material
2. conductivity
Physiol. the transmission of nerve impulses

Origin: L conductio: see conduct

See conduction in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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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