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   conduction

   /kənˈdʌkʃn/

   noun

   • 1. the process by which heat or electricity is directly transmitted through the material of a substance when there is a difference of temperature or of electrical potential between adjoining regions, without movement of the material.
   • ▪ the process by which sound waves travel through a medium.
   • ▪ the transmission of impulses along nerves.
   • ▪ the conveying of fluid through a channel.

   Word Origin mid 16th century (in the senses ‘provision for safe passage’ and ‘leadership’): from Latin conductio(n-), from the verb conducere (see conduct).

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