From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishconductioncon‧duc‧tion /kənˈdʌkʃən/ noun [uncountable] HPthe passage of electricity through wires, heat through metal, water through pipes etc
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conduction• Steaming Steaming is another method of moist heat cooking again by conduction.• Conventional double-glazing cuts heat loss by conduction, but can not prevent loss by radiation.• Cooking works by conduction, as heat from the surface is drawn in.• Explanation Heat is transferred through objects by a process called conduction.• If serious respiratory depression or cardiac conduction disturbances occur, emergency ventilatory support should be instituted.• Metallic bonding is related to electrical conduction and semi-conduction.• In a pure semiconductor the valence band is essentially filled and the higher conduction band essentially empty. 