Meanings
nounconduction (countable and uncountable, plural conductions)
plural conductions
- countableuncountablenatural sciencesThe conveying of heat or electricity through material.
- countableuncountableThe act of leading or guiding.
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) - countableobsoleteuncountableThe act of training up.
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)
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Latinconductio, conductionem“a bringing together”
- Englishconduction
Borrowed from Latin conductio, conductionem (“a bringing together”); equivalent to conduct + -ion.
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian проводимост, водене
- проводимост (provodimost)conveying of heat or electricity through material
- водене (vodene)the act of leading or guiding
- ръководене (răkovodene)the act of leading or guiding
Czech vedení, vedení
- vedeníconveying of heat or electricity through material
- vedeníthe act of leading or guiding
Danish konduktion, varmeledning
- konduktionconveying of heat or electricity through material
- varmeledningconveying of heat or electricity through material
- varmestrømconveying of heat or electricity through material
Finnish johtuminen, johtaminen
- johtuminenconveying of heat or electricity through material
- johtaminenthe act of leading or guiding
- ohjaaminenthe act of leading or guiding
French conduction
- conductionconveying of heat or electricity through material
German Konduktion, Leitung
- Konduktionconveying of heat or electricity through material
- Leitungconveying of heat or electricity through material
Hebrew הולכה
- הולכה (holakha)conveying of heat or electricity through material
Malay konduksi
- konduksiconveying of heat or electricity through material
Norwegian ledning, konduksjon
- ledningconveying of heat or electricity through material
- konduksjonconveying of heat or electricity through material
Persian هدایت, رسانش
- هدایتconveying of heat or electricity through material
- رسانشconveying of heat or electricity through material
Portuguese condução, condução
- conduçãoconveying of heat or electricity through material
- conduçãothe act of leading or guiding
Russian проводи́мость, конду́кция
- проводи́мость (provodímostʹ)conveying of heat or electricity through material
- конду́кция (kondúkcija)conveying of heat or electricity through material
Spanish conducción, conducción
- conducciónconveying of heat or electricity through material
- conducciónthe act of leading or guiding
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with conduction
constructionintroductionreductioninstructiondestructioninductiondeductionsuctiontransductiontraductioneductioncircumductioneffluxionelectroreductionfluxionoutroductionruction
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
conduction. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conduction
MLA
“conduction.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conduction. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “conduction,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conduction.
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