thermal conduction

Definitions

Cars & Driving

• noun heat transfer within a substance or to another substance by direct contact

Construction

• The process of heat transfer through a material by internal molecular action.

Electronics

• The flow of internal energy from a region or body of higher temperature to a region or body of lower temperature. Also called heat conduction.

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Contexts for “thermal conduction”

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• Cars & Driving
• Construction
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