conductance

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noun

A measure of the ability of a body to conduct electricity; the reciprocal of its resistance.

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Meanings

nounconductance (countable and uncountable, plural conductances)

plural conductances

  1. countableuncountablenatural sciencesA measure of the ability of a body to conduct electricity; the reciprocal of its resistance.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
conductibility

Origin

From conduct + -ance. Coined by electrical engineer, mathematician and physicist Oliver Heaviside in 1885.

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Translations

Finnish konduktanssi, sähkönjohtavuus
  • konduktanssimeasure of the ability to conduct electricity
  • sähkönjohtavuusmeasure of the ability to conduct electricity
French conductance
  • conductancemeasure of the ability to conduct electricity
German elektrischer Leitwert
  • elektrischer Leitwertmeasure of the ability to conduct electricity
Greek αγωγιμότητα
  • αγωγιμότητα (agogimótita)measure of the ability to conduct electricity
Japanese コンダクタンス
  • コンダクタンス (kondakutansu)measure of the ability to conduct electricity
Korean 컨덕턴스
  • 컨덕턴스 (keondeokteonseu)measure of the ability to conduct electricity
Romanian conductanță
  • conductanțămeasure of the ability to conduct electricity
Russian электропроводность, проводимость
  • электропроводность (elektroprovodnostʹ)measure of the ability to conduct electricity
  • проводимость (provodimostʹ)measure of the ability to conduct electricity
Cite this entry
APA

conductance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conductance

MLA

“conductance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conductance. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “conductance,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conductance.

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