conductance
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English
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Noun
conductance (countable and uncountable, plural conductances)
- (physics) A measure of the ability of a body to conduct electricity; the reciprocal of its resistance.
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measure of the ability to conduct electricity
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See also
- siemens (SI unit of conductance)
- admittance
- susceptance
References
- ^ “conductance, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
Further reading
Electrical resistance and conductance on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
French
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Noun
conductance f (plural conductances)