conductance

[ kuhn-duhk-tuhns ]

noun

, Electricity.

1. 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. : G

conductance

/ kənˈdʌktəns /

noun

1. 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 siemens G

conductance

/ kən-dŭk′təns /

1. 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.
2. See more at admittance
3. See thermal conductance

Word History and Origins

Origin of conductance¹

First recorded in 1880–85; conduct + -ance

Example Sentences

When this current reaches the second electrode, it changes the electrode’s conductance—that is, how well it can pass on electrical information.

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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.”

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Theoretically, it made sense that dopamine would change the artificial neuron’s conductance, similar to learning.

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The cup itself is generally filled with a thin oil of good conductance.

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Ratios of measured to predicted values were used for basal metabolism (Hbr) and minimum wet thermal conductance (Cmwr).

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Minimum thermal conductance occurs when total heat transfer through these layers is reduced to its lowest possible rate.

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This seasonal shift in Tlc occurred as the result of a seasonal change in minimum thermal conductance (Table 3).

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

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