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conductance

noun

Etymology

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

  1. derived from conductus
  2. derived from conductus — “defense, escort”
  3. suffixed as conductance — “conduct + ance”

Definitions

  1. A measure of the ability of a body to conduct electricity

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

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA