conductance

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/ kənˈdʌk təns /

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noun Electricity.

the conducting power, especially the power to conduct alternating current, of a conductor, equal to the real part of the admittance, and in a circuit with no reactance equal to the reciprocal of the resistance. Symbol: G

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Origin of conductance

First recorded in 1880–85; conduct + -ance

Words nearby conductance

Condorcet, condottiere, conduce, conducive, conduct, conductance, conducted, conductimetry, conducting tissue, conductiometric titration, conduction

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How to use conductance in a sentence

When this current reaches the second electrode, it changes the electrode’s conductance—that is, how well it can pass on electrical information.
Scientists Used Dopamine to Seamlessly Merge Artificial and Biological Neurons|Shelly Fan|June 23, 2020|Singularity Hub
Theoretically, it made sense that dopamine would change the artificial neuron’s conductance, similar to learning.
Scientists Used Dopamine to Seamlessly Merge Artificial and Biological Neurons|Shelly Fan|June 23, 2020|Singularity Hub
On the first try, however, the team found that the burst of chemical signaling was able to change the artificial neuron’s conductance long-term, similar to the neuroscience dogma “neurons that fire together, wire together.”
Scientists Used Dopamine to Seamlessly Merge Artificial and Biological Neurons|Shelly Fan|June 23, 2020|Singularity Hub
The cup itself is generally filled with a thin oil of good conductance.
Steam Turbines|Hubert E. Collins

Ratios of measured to predicted values were used for basal metabolism (Hbr) and minimum wet thermal conductance (Cmwr).
Metabolic Adaptation to Climate and Distribution of the Raccoon Procyon Lotor and Other Procyonidae|John N. Mugaas
Minimum thermal conductance occurs when total heat transfer through these layers is reduced to its lowest possible rate.
Metabolic Adaptation to Climate and Distribution of the Raccoon Procyon Lotor and Other Procyonidae|John N. Mugaas
This seasonal shift in Tlc occurred as the result of a seasonal change in minimum thermal conductance (Table 3).
Metabolic Adaptation to Climate and Distribution of the Raccoon Procyon Lotor and Other Procyonidae|John N. Mugaas
This rule may be understood better if we consider the conductance of the conductors in parallel.
Physics|Willis Eugene Tower

British Dictionary definitions for conductance

conductance

/ (kənˈdʌktəns) /

noun

the ability of a system to conduct electricity, measured by the ratio of the current flowing through the system to the potential difference across it; the reciprocal of resistance. It is measured in reciprocal ohms, mhos, or siemensSymbol: G

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Scientific definitions for conductance

conductance

[ kən-dŭk′təns ]

A measure of the ability of a material to carry electric current. For direct current, conductance is called conductivity and is equal to 1/R, where R is the resistance of the material. For alternating current, conductance is called admittance. Conductance is measured in mhos. See more at admittance.

See thermal conductance.

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