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nounthe transmission of heat or electricity or sound
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- spark electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
- discharge electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
- arc electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
- thomson English physicist who experimented with the conduction of electricity through gases and who discovered the electron and determined its charge and mass (1856-1940)
- eccles Australian physiologist noted for his research on the conduction of impulses by nerve cells (1903-1997)
- fourier French mathematician who developed Fourier analysis and studied the conduction of heat (1768-1830)
- calcium-channel blocker any of a class of drugs that block the flow of the electrolyte calcium (either in nerve cell conduction or smooth muscle contraction of the heart); has been used in the treatment of angina or arrhythmia or hypertension or migraine
- electronic equipment equipment that involves the controlled conduction of electrons (especially in a gas or vacuum or semiconductor)
- stokes-adams syndrome recurrent sudden attacks of unconsciousness caused by impaired conduction of the impulse that regulates the heartbeat
- joseph john thomson English physicist who experimented with the conduction of electricity through gases and who discovered the electron and determined its charge and mass (1856-1940)