conductance

[ kuhn-duhk-tuhns ]
/ 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, conduct disorder, conductimetry, conducting tissue, conductiometric titration, conduction
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Words related to conductance

delivery, communication, broadcast, gearbox, sending, message, dispatch, conduction

Example sentences from the Web for conductance

  • This rule may be understood better if we consider the conductance of the conductors in parallel.

    Physics|Willis Eugene Tower

  • As conductance is the reciprocal of resistance it is measured by the reciprocal ohm or mho.

    The Radio Amateur's Hand Book|A. Frederick Collins

  • The exact correlative terms are resistance and conductance, resistivity and conductivity.

    Cyclopedia of Telephony & Telegraphy Vol. 1|Kempster Miller

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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for conductance

conductance
[ kən-dŭk′təns ]

n.

A measure of a material's ability to conduct electric charge; the reciprocal of the resistance.
The ease with which a fluid or gas enters and flows through a conduit, air passage, or respiratory tract.
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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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