conduction
noun
con·duc·tion
kən-ˈdək-shən
1
: the act of conducting or conveying
2
a
: transmission through or by means of a conductor
also
: the transfer of heat through matter by communication of kinetic energy from particle to particle with no net displacement of the particles compare convection, radiation
b
3
: the transmission of excitation through living tissue and especially nervous tissue
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