conduction

C2+ Topic:Physics

US /kənˈdʌkʃən/ UK /kənˈdʌkʃən/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
the transmission of heat, electricity, or signals through a medium

Metal pans favor rapid heat conduction.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the transmission of heat,... transmission transfer conveyance propagation passage

Word family

Related forms conduct conductorconductive

Etymology

From Latin conductionem ('a bringing together, hiring'), from conducere ('to lead together, bring together'), from com- ('together') + ducere ('to lead'); the physics sense developed in the 18th century.

conducere Latin ducere Latin

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# conduction

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /kənˈdʌkʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /kənˈdʌkʃən/

## Meanings
1. the transmission of heat, electricity, or signals through a medium

## Examples
- Metal pans favor rapid heat conduction.

## Synonyms
- transmission
- transfer
- conveyance
- propagation
- passage

## Related Forms
- conduct
- conductor
- conductive

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: conducere
- Root: ducere - to lead

## Etymology
From Latin conductionem ('a bringing together, hiring'), from conducere ('to lead together, bring together'), from com- ('together') + ducere ('to lead'); the physics sense developed in the 18th century.

## AI Etymology
Conduction comes from Latin conductionem ('a bringing together, hiring'), from conducere ('to lead together, bring together'), from com- ('together') + ducere ('to lead'); the physics sense developed in the 18th century. The historical trail runs through conducere in Latin and ducere in Latin. Morphologically, conduction is transparent: it draws on Latin conductionem ('a bringing together, hiring'), from conducere ('to lead together, bring together'), from com- ('together') + ducere ('to lead'). Used as a noun, conduction now means "the transmission of heat, electricity, or signals through a medium", so the present definition can be read against the older forms and meanings. The same lexical family is also visible in related forms such as conduct, conductor, and conductive. The result is a borrowed or transmitted form whose modern spelling carries a compact record of its route into English.

## Topics
- Physics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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