conductance

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conductance

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

noun conductances

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

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noun measure of the ability to conduct electricity

한국어컨덕턴스 keondeokteonseu
日本語コンダクタンス kondakutansu
Françaisconductance
Deutschelektrischer Leitwert
Ελληνικάαγωγιμότητα agogimótita
Românăconductanță
Русскийэлектропроводность elektroprovodnostʹ, проводимость provodimostʹ

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@misc{conductance_2026,
  title = {conductance},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/conductance},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}