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conduction

Pronunciation: /kənˈdʌkʃən/

The English word “conduction” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. The conveying of heat or electricity through material.
  2. The act of leading or guiding.
  3. The act of training up.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin conductio, conductionem (“a bringing together”); equivalent to conduct + -ion.

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