thermal conductivity

American  

noun

Physics.

1. the amount of heat per unit time per unit area that can be conducted through a plate of unit thickness of a given material, the faces of the plate differing by one unit of temperature.

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thermal conductivity British  

noun

1. Sometimes shortened to: conductivity.   λ.   k.  a measure of the ability of a substance to conduct heat, determined by the rate of heat flow normally through an area in the substance divided by the area and by minus the component of the temperature gradient in the direction of flow: measured in watts per metre per kelvin

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thermal conductivity Scientific  

1. A measure of the ability of a material to transfer heat. Given two surfaces on either side of the material with a temperature difference between them, the thermal conductivity is the heat energy transferred per unit time and per unit surface area, divided by the temperature difference. It is measured in watts per degree Kelvin.

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Example Sentences

The unique properties of diamonds, including high thermal conductivity and resistance to electrical breakdown, make it an ideal candidate for high-power, high-frequency electronic devices.

From Science Daily • Dec. 2, 2024

Moreover, the presence of adsorbed water molecules in MOFs further reduces their effective thermal conductivity.

From Science Daily • May 28, 2024

This is the first study that predicts the extent to which tuning the thermal conductivity of paper can enhance transformer life.

From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 2024

"Now we will be able to measure precisely the thermal conductivity in these systems, and hope to understand and design better systems," Zwierlein concludes.

From Science Daily • Feb. 8, 2024

The electrical conductivity of crystals also varies with the direction, and bears the same relation to the symmetry as the thermal conductivity.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" by Various