conductance

noun

conductance

noun

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

1

Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics A measure of the ability of a body to conduct electricity; the reciprocal of its resistance.

Derived terms: electrical conductance, heat conductance, magnetoconductance, microconductance, photoconductance, semiconductance, subconductance, thermal conductance, thermoconductance, transconductance
Related terms: conductivity, siemens, admittance, susceptance

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