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conductance

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.49 in modern English

Syllables
con-duc-tance
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A measure of the ability of a body to conduct electricity; the reciprocal of its resistance.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From conduct + -ance. Coined by electrical engineer, mathematician and physicist Oliver Heaviside in 1885.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

conductances (plural)

Derived Forms

magnetoconductance microconductance photoconductance semiconductance subconductance thermoconductance transconductance

Phrases

electrical conductance heat conductance thermal conductance

Frequently Paired Words

conductivity siemens admittance susceptance

Questions

What does conductance mean?
A measure of the ability of a body to conduct electricity; the reciprocal of its resistance.
Where does conductance come from?
From conduct + -ance. Coined by electrical engineer, mathematician and physicist Oliver Heaviside in 1885.

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