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Sensation is not the conduction of a quality or state of external bodies to consciousness, but the conduction of a quality or state of our nerves to consciousness, excited by an external cause.
Johannes P. Muller

Meaning of "conduction" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CONDUCTION

conduction  [kənˈdʌkʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CONDUCTION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Conduction is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CONDUCTION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of conduction in the English dictionary

The first definition of conduction in the dictionary is the transfer of energy by a medium without bulk movement of the medium itself. Other definition of conduction is the transmission of an electrical or chemical impulse along a nerve fibre. Conduction is also the act of conveying or conducting, as through a pipe.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CONDUCTION


abduction
æbˈdʌkʃən
adduction
əˈdʌkʃən
co-production
ˌkəʊprəˈdʌkʃən
deduction
dɪˈdʌkʃən
eduction
ɪˈdʌkʃən
heat-conduction
ˈhiːtkənˌdʌkʃən
induction
ɪnˈdʌkʃən
introduction
ˌɪntrəˈdʌkʃən
overproduction
ˌəʊvəprəˈdʌkʃən
photoproduction
ˌfəʊtəʊprəˈdʌkʃən
postproduction
ˌpəʊstprəˈdʌkʃən
preproduction
ˌpriːprəˈdʌkʃən
production
prəˈdʌkʃən
reduction
rɪˈdʌkʃən
reintroduction
ˌriːɪntrəˈdʌkʃən
reproduction
ˌriːprəˈdʌkʃən
seduction
sɪˈdʌkʃən
subduction
səbˈdʌkʃən
traduction
trəˈdʌkʃən
transduction
trænzˈdʌkʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CONDUCTION

conduct report
conduct sheet
conductance
conducted tour
conductibility
conductible
conductimetric
conducting tissue
conductiometric
conductiometric titration
conduction band
conductional
conductive
conductive education
conductively
conductivities
conductivity
conductivity water
conductometric
conductor

WORDS THAT END LIKE CONDUCTION

accreditation
action
attraction
auction
collection
connection
construction
correction
course of action
detection
direction
election
fiction
function
inspection
protection
reaction
satisfaction
section
selection
transaction

Synonyms and antonyms of conduction in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «conduction» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CONDUCTION

Find out the translation of conduction to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of conduction from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «conduction» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

conducción
570 millions of speakers

English

conduction
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चालन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التوصيل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

проводимости
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

condução
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পরিবহন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

conduction
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pengaliran
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Leitung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

伝導
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

전도
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Konduksi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dẫn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கடத்தல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वाहणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

iletme
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

conduzione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przewodzenia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

провідності
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

conducție
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αγωγιμότητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

geleiding
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

konduktion
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

conduction
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of conduction

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CONDUCTION»

The term «conduction» is quite widely used and occupies the 27.539 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CONDUCTION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about conduction

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QUOTES WITH «CONDUCTION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word conduction.
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Johannes P. Muller
Sensation is not the conduction of a quality or state of external bodies to consciousness, but the conduction of a quality or state of our nerves to consciousness, excited by an external cause.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CONDUCTION»

Discover the use of conduction in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to conduction and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Clinical Electromyography: Nerve Conduction Studies
This edition's new chapter on special nerve conduction techniques describes studies such as motor unit number estimation and muscle fiber conduction velocity and discusses their clinical value and limitations.
Shin J. Oh, 2003
2
CONDUCTION OF HEAT IN SOLIDS. 2nde edition, Edition anglaise
This classic account describes the known exact solutions of problems of heat flow, with detailed discussion of all the most important boundary value problems.
Horatio Scott Carslaw, J. John Conrad Jaeger, 1986
3
Inverse Heat Conduction: Ill-Posed Problems
Here is the only commercially published work to deal with the engineering problem of determining surface heat flux and temperature history based on interior temperature measurements.
James V. Beck, 1985
4
Heat Conduction
Chapter coverage includes: Heat conduction fundamentals Orthogonal functions, boundary value problems, and the Fourier Series The separation of variables in the rectangular coordinate system The separation of variables in the cylindrical ...
David W. Hahn, M. Necati Ozisik, 2012
5
Electronic Conduction in Oxides
This book is intended for postgraduate students, researchers and engineers engaged in research into oxide conductors.
N. Tsuda, 2000
6
Conduction and Induction Heating
Offers a theoretical and practical treatment of both conduction and induction heating, comprising four parts: conduction theory, induction theory, heat flow, and practice.
John Davies, 1990
7
Manual of Nerve Conduction Study and Surface Anatomy for ...
This manual is a practical, illustrated how-to guide to the proper techniques and electrode placements for common nerve conduction studies.
Hang J. Lee, Joel A. DeLisa, 2004
8
Conduction Aphasia
This volume was motivated by a desire to take a fresh look at the benefits that.
Susan E. Kohn, 2013
9
Boundary Value Problems of Heat Conduction
Intended for first-year graduate courses in heat transfer, this volume includes topics relevant to chemical and nuclear engineering and aerospace engineering.
M. Necati Ozisik, 2013
10
Heat Conduction
This established textbook presents the classical topics of conduction heat transfer. Coverage is uniquely extended to include chapters on perturbation methods, heat transfer in living tissue, and microscale conduction.
Latif M. Jiji, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CONDUCTION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term conduction is used in the context of the following news items.
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Bone-conduction headphones allow cyclists to hear traffic
Two bone-conduction transducers, which convert electricity into vibrations, are each placed beneath a neoprene pad that is porous enough to ... «Dezeen, Jul 15»
2
Hackaday Prize Entry: Bone Conduction Headphones
Instead of driving a speaker cone that vibrates the air, passes through the middle ear, and vibrates the eardrum, bone conduction amplifiers ... «Hackaday, Jul 15»
3
Fundamental observation of spin-controlled electrical conduction in …
The GMR effect is based on the idea of electrical conduction in ferromagnetic metals, proposed by Sir Nevill F. Mott as early as in 1936. «R & D Magazine, Jul 15»
4
Fort Drum teen admits trying to kill students, staff at Indian River school
According to Mr. Kuba's account of the incident, Mr. Nicorvo told him he wanted to show the class an experiment on conduction, a subject the ... «WatertownDailyTimes.com, Jul 15»
5
How Real Madrid Can Get the Best out of Isco in 2015-16 Season
... saw his stock take a hit because his game didn't allow him to replicate the metronomic and incisive midfield conduction belonging to his more ... «Bleacher Report, Jul 15»
6
Integral Technologies Adds Jeffrey A. Babka to Its Board of Directors …
... Conduction, Batteries, Semiconductors, Heated Elements, Sensors, Antennas, Medical Devices, Consumer Electronics and Acoustics, Fuses, ... «MarketWatch, Jul 15»
7
Switchable holographic pixel elements for 3D displays
The combination of nanoscale confinement and the electric field of incident light driving the conduction electrons in these metallic ... «SPIE Newsroom, Jul 15»
8
Startup Beats HP, Hynix to Memristor Learning
... through it, and in what direction, by changing its resistance, here based on mobile metal ion conduction through the chalcogenide material. «EE Times, Jul 15»
9
Diabetic Gastroparesis Clinical Trials 2015 - Market Trends , Size …
It includes an overview of the trial numbers and their recruitment status as per the site of trial conduction across the globe. The databook offers ... «CSO Australia, Jul 15»
10
Journalist's death: Will form a medical board to decide further, says …
The conduction of post mortem (where it will be conducted) is purely the prerogative of the investigating officer," Dr. Gupta told media here. «Zee News, Jul 15»

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