conduction
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- noun
- /kənˈdʌkʃən/
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conducción
- When electrons move among atoms, the basics are present for electrical conduction or current.
- heat conduction
- thermal conduction
- electrical conduction
The clinical endpoint was nerve conduction velocity changes.
- The clinical endpoint was nerve conduction velocity changes.
- So it's good at stifling conduction, convection and radiation.
- It causes inflammation, it causes tissue destruction and it sets up a zone of abnormal conduction.
- Pathways are being myelinated, which is insulating them for like faster conduction.
- And that's because of the conduction of this, of this metal mesh.
Examples
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The air right in contact with that Earth's surface then is going to lose heat by conduction to the cold surface.
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Heart blocks: Where electrical conduction through the heart is interrupted or impaired.
Academic text (2012) -
Now can conduction happen in a fluid?
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What it does do is transport heat much more efficiently than metal on its own by using both conduction and convection.
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Cooking brings into play all three modes of heat transfer: conduction, convection, and radiation.
Academic text (1999) -
Despite the presence of many injured fibers, conduction can still be achieved via a fiber that conducts nerve impulses well.
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Decreases in the myelin sheath cause slowing of the conduction of electrical impulses in older neurons.
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Today's baseline thermal packaging approach for three-dimensional chip stacks involves conduction through solids.
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Epineural and endoneural scar tissue formed after injury results in conduction blockade and inhibition of axonal regeneration of the nerve.
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Heat is transferred through the metal pan by conduction when you place it on the stove.
Antonyms
Compounds
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A speech problem where a person speaks fluently but cannot repeat words or sentences because of brain damage
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A way to numb part of the body by putting medicine near the nerve that carries feeling from that area
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Hearing loss from a problem in the middle ear that stops sound reaching the inner ear
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The flow of electric current through a material like a metal wire
How Conductive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Conduction comes from Latin parts con- 'together' and ducere 'to lead', and it shares the same root as conduct. So conduction is the 'leading' of heat, electricity, or sound through a material, which is why we use it for how those things pass without the material moving.