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Meaning of "heat conductor" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF HEAT CONDUCTOR

hiːt kənˈdʌktə


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HEAT CONDUCTOR

noun
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Heat conductor 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 HEAT CONDUCTOR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Thermal conduction

Heat conduction is the transfer of internal energy by microscopic diffusion and collisions of particles or quasi-particles within a body due to a temperature gradient. The microscopically diffusing and colliding objects include molecules, electrons, atoms, and phonons. They transfer disorganized microscopic kinetic and potential energy, which are jointly known as internal energy. Conduction can only take place within an object or material, or between two objects that are in direct or indirect contact with each other. Conduction takes place in all forms of ponderable matter, such as solids, liquids, gases and plasmas. Whether by conduction or by thermal radiation, heat spontaneously flows from a hotter to a colder body. In the absence of external drivers, temperature differences decay over time, and the bodies approach thermal equilibrium. In conduction, the heat flow is within and through the body itself. In contrast, in heat transfer by thermal radiation, the transfer is often between bodies, which can be spatially separate. Also possible is transfer of heat by a combination of conduction and thermal radiation.

Definition of heat conductor in the English dictionary

The definition of heat conductor in the dictionary is a material or device that conducts heat.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HEAT CONDUCTOR

abductor · adductor · bhakta · conductor · constructer · constructor · deconstructor · destructor · inductor · instructor · multiconductor · nonconductor · photoconductor · reconstructor · reductor · seductor · semiconductor · Shakta · superconductor · transductor

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HEAT CONDUCTOR

heat barrier · heat capacity · heat constant · heat content · heat death · heat efficiency · heat engine · heat exchanger · heat exhaustion · heat haze · heat lightning · heat loss · heat of combustion · heat of formation · heat of reaction · heat of solution · heat prostration · heat pump · heat rash · heat seeker

WORDS THAT END LIKE HEAT CONDUCTOR

actor · compensated semiconductor · director · doctor · driving instructor · eductor · extrinsic semiconductor · factor · fitness instructor · i-type semiconductor · intrinsic semiconductor · lightning conductor · refuse destructor · sector · ski instructor · skiing instructor · swimming instructor · training instructor · vector · victor

Synonyms and antonyms of heat conductor in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «heat conductor» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HEAT CONDUCTOR

Find out the translation of heat conductor to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of heat conductor from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «heat conductor» in English.
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Translator English - Chinese

热传导
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

conductor de calor
570 millions of speakers
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heat conductor
510 millions of speakers
hi

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गर्मी कंडक्टर
380 millions of speakers
ar

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موصل للحرارة
280 millions of speakers
ru

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проводником тепла
278 millions of speakers
pt

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condutor de calor
270 millions of speakers
bn

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তাপ ধারনক্ষমতা
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

conducteur de chaleur
220 millions of speakers
ms

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Kapasiti haba
190 millions of speakers
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Wärmeleiter
180 millions of speakers
ja

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熱導体
130 millions of speakers
ko

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열전 도체
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Kapasitas panas
85 millions of speakers
vi

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truyền nhiệt
80 millions of speakers
ta

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வெப்ப திறன்
75 millions of speakers
mr

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उष्णता क्षमता
75 millions of speakers
tr

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ısı kapasitesi
70 millions of speakers
it

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conduttore di calore
65 millions of speakers
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przewodnikiem ciepła
50 millions of speakers
uk

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провідником тепла
40 millions of speakers
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conductor de căldură
30 millions of speakers
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θερμότητα αγωγού
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

hitte dirigent
14 millions of speakers
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värmeledare
10 millions of speakers
no

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varmeleder
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HEAT CONDUCTOR»

Discover the use of heat conductor in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to heat conductor and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Janice VanCleave's Help! My Science Project Is Due Tomorrow! ...
A project question might be, Which material is the better heat conductor—metal, wood, or plastic? Clues for Your Investigation 1. Air is a good insulator thus a poor conductor of heat, and wood and plastic have many air spaces. This might be a ...
Janice VanCleave, 2002
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Essentials of Key Stage Three Science Re
A material is a good heat conductor if heat energy flows through it easily. This is why one material may feel colder to the touch compared to another even though they are both at the same temperature. A stone floor feels cold because it is a ...
Katie Whelan, 2005
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Heat Waves
In the remainder of the current chapter we present eleven ways in which heat may travel as a wave in a rigid heat conductor. The next chapter reviews models which couple some of the theories discussed in the rigid body case to the situation ...
Brian Straughan, 2011
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The Heinemann Science Scheme: Book 2
... into the object and your fingers cool down. The metal conducts the heat away. A conductor is a material that allows heat to move through it fairly easily. If the object is a good heat conductor, heat moves through it quickly from a hot area to a ...
Ian Bradley, Peter Gale, Mark Winterbottom, 2001
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Student's Companion Science: Primary 6
Metal is a good heat conductor, transferring heat energy rapidly. In □^ contrast, plastic Is a poor heat conductor. Set up the activity as shown in Fig. 2.4a and Fig. 2.4b. Which blob of margarine do you expect to melt first? Margarine n.
George M. Jacobs, 2005
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Hypothermia, Frostbite and Other Cold Injuries: Prevention, ...
Water has a conductivity approximately twenty-five times greater than air and is a good heat conductor. More importantly, water has about 3,500 times the volumetric heat capacity of air. (To raise the temperature of a specific volume of water a ...
‎2006
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Handbook of Thermoprocessing Technologies: Fundamentals, ...
In addition to the geometry (design) of the heat conductor, it is dependent on thermal conductivity X and temperature difference AT between the two parts subjected to the exchange of heat. The following applies for the heat flux: 0L = AT -\-A/l ...
Axel von Starck, Alfred Mühlbauer, Carl Kramer, 2005
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Heat Transfer 1994: Proceedings of the Tenth International ...
We illustrate this for a rigid heat conductor in the next section. 4. THE NONLINEAR RIGID HEAT CONDUCTOR Consider a rigid solid heat conductor ( p — constant) in nonequilibrium states described by a locally conserved variable e(r, i), the ...
G. F. Hewitt
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Introduction to Environmental Physics: Planet Earth, Life ...
When a soil becomes wetter, some of the air (a very poor conductor of heat) in the voids between soil particles is replaced by water, which is a good heat conductor and acts as a thermal 'bridge' for heat conduction between adjoining soil ...
Peter Hughes, N.J. Mason, 2001
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Partial differential equations in physics
We know from §7 that the differential equations are the same in both cases, but for electricity we interpret the coefficient k as the specific resistance of the conductor. §15. The Problem of a Ring-Shaped Heat Conductor We now turn to the case ...
Arnold Sommerfeld, 1949

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HEAT CONDUCTOR»

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Backyard fire pits grow in popularity
... making it a safe bet for families with younger children. Cast iron is sturdy, not expensive, and an excellent heat conductor, though it can rust. «OCRegister, Jul 15»
2
Tooling at NPE: Valve Gates & Multi-Tips Top the News In Hot …
This patent-pending system uses an aluminum heat conductor with a wavy geometry that contacts the top plate or platen. In addition, a titanium standoff inhibits ... «Plastics Technology, Jul 15»
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Fraunhofer-Gesellschaf industrializing laser arc method of applying …
Diamond is a terrific heat conductor. That might not be good in engines as it could cool the gasses in the cylinder giving less horsepower. «Next Big Future, Jun 15»
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3D Printing Circuitry With Graphene-Based Conductive Filament
It's a better heat conductor than all other materials, equal to copper in its electrical conductivity, stronger than diamond, and almost completely ... «DesignNews, Jun 15»
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Graphene Makes Atom-Size Light Bulb; Material Could Improve …
The high temperature was focused on a micro "hot spot" due to the graphene becoming a poor heat conductor, according to IBTimes. Thus ... «Yibada, Jun 15»
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Dining review: Midtown's Federalist Public House worth a stop
But the metal roof is not the heat conductor one might assume it to be, Maldonado said, because layers of foam and soil (used in a rooftop ... «Sacramento Bee, Jun 15»
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Graphene Being Utilised In Home Heating Systems
It is very thin and strong, which helps to make it a highly-efficient heat conductor. Licensed under CC - credit Flickr user: CORE-Materials ... «Circulate, Jun 15»
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I gave birth on a mountain in Utah in the dark
It was quite a struggle to figure out how to heat it – in the end we got a generator and heat conductor belts that wrapped around the barrels to ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
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Materials Innovations Help LEDs Turn On
Also, graphene is a good heat conductor and can be used as a transparent electrode, which every LED must have. But the real advantage of graphene becomes ... «Photonics.com, Jun 15»
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A U.K. startup wants to use graphene to heat your home
It has excellent properties as a heat conductor. The high surface area of graphene makes it perfect for emitting infrared. This means that it ... «Digital Trends, Jun 15»
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