Conduction Meaning
/kənˈdʌkʃən/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
Listen pronunciation
Definition
nounThe conveying of heat or electricity through material.
nounThe act of leading or guiding.
Sentence Examples
Copper plays an important role in nerve conduction, bone growth and hormone secretion.
The doctors conduction additional examinations.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
None
CEFR Practice Quiz
Heat travels through solid metals primarily by the process of ____.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Heat strictly transfers through solid metal mostly by efficient thermal ____.
Word Origin & History
Borrowed from Latin conductio, conductionem (“a bringing together”); equivalent to conduct + -ion.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Hobab the son of Raguel the Madianite, who aſſiſted the Israelites in their conduction through the Wildernes of Pharan."
— 1614, Walter Ralegh [i.e., Walter Raleigh], The Historie of the World […], London: […] William Stansby for Walter Burre, […], →OCLC, (please specify |book=1 to 5):
"every man has his beginning and conduction"
— c. 1597, Ben. Jonson, A Pleasant Comedy, Called: The Case is Alterd. […], London: […] [Nicholas Okes] for Bartholomew Sutton, and William Barrenger, […], published 1609, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):
Explore More C1 Vocabulary Words
CEFR Practice Quiz
Heat travels through solid metals primarily by the process of ____.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Heat strictly transfers through solid metal mostly by efficient thermal ____.