English Explanatory Dictionary

conductance

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

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Word forms

conductance conductances

Etymology

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

Related words

conductivity siemens admittance susceptance

Derived words

electrical conductance heat conductance magnetoconductance microconductance photoconductance semiconductance subconductance thermal conductance thermoconductance transconductance
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