Conduction
Pronunciation : Con*duc"tion
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. conductio a bringing together: cf. F. conduction.]
Definition : 1. The act of leading or guiding. Sir W. Raleigh.
2. The act of training up. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
3. (Physics)
Defn: Transmission through, or by means of, a conductor; also, conductivity. [The] communication [of heat] from one body to another when they are in contact, or through a homogenous body from particle to particle, constitutes conduction. Amer. Cyc.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913