Conductance

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  • noun. A measure of a material's ability to conduct electric charge; the reciprocal of the resistance.
  • noun. Thermal conductance.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. In electricity: the conducting power of a given mass of specified material of specified shape and connections.
  • noun. in alternating-current circuits, the energy component of admittance, defined as the ratio of the energy current divided by the electromotive force. See admittance. 6.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. Conducting power; -- the reciprocal of resistance. A suggested unit is the mho, the reciprocal of the ohm.
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  • noun. A measure of the ability of a body to conduct electricity; the reciprocal of its resistance.
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  • noun. a material's capacity to conduct electricity; measured as the reciprocal of electrical resistance
    • Word Usage
    "A lead attached to her finger measures "skin conductance," the amount of perspiration on the skin, another physiological sign of stress."
    Antonyms
    Words with the opposite meaning
    resistance  
    cross-reference
    admittance  specific conductance  susceptance  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    electrical phenomenon  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    activator  admittances  antitrust  bronchiectasis  capacitance  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    conduction  conductivity  conductor  dielectric  electric conduction  
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