conductance
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- noun
- /kənˈdʌktəns/
- Specialized
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conductancia
- During the well purging, specific conductance and water temperature were measured every 1 to 2 minutes.
- stomatal conductance
- skin conductance
- H2O conductance
And just like Byron, I will focus on sweating, that is on measuring the conductance of your skin.
- And just like Byron, I will focus on sweating, that is on measuring the conductance of your skin.
- When we were measuring stress, you may know the story where we found an unusual big skin conductance pattern on one wrist and one of our kids with autism.
Examples
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Silicon films showed a weak change in conductance, which was less than expected or useful.
Academic text (1993) -
And just like Byron, I will focus on sweating, that is on measuring the conductance of your skin.
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And throughout the task, their heart rate and their skin conductance was elevated.
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And while she does the task, we're going to monitor her heart rate and skin conductance.
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So the next sensor is a skin conductance sensor.
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Physiological reactivity was assessed by skin temperature, heart rate, and skin conductance.
Academic text (1995) -
The participants were connected to a skin conductance sensor to measure their SCR (skin conductance response).
Blog text (26) -
Probably the most interesting result so far has been the observation of conductance quantization through a narrow aperture or point contact.
Academic text (1997) -
Thus, the planting pattern does not significantly affect H2O conductance and transpiration rate of crops.
Academic text (2014) -
The conductance of a material is crucial for efficiently designing electrical circuits.
Synonyms
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4.9
The ability of a material to let heat, electricity or sound pass through it
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A unit for measuring how well a material carries electric current, for example the siemens
A gene making a membrane protein that controls salt and water in lung cells and whose mutations cause cystic fibrosis
How Conductive
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3
8.9
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2
6.8
30
4.0
- Specialized
46
4.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word conductance comes from conduct ('to lead' or 'to carry') plus the ending -ance, and is related to common words like conductor or an air duct that carries things. So, conductance is about how well a material 'carries' electricity.