conduction
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Every Conduction seemed activated by a memory, some whole, some mere shards, like the vision of a woman who sneaked me gingersnaps, who I realized suddenly was my aunt Emma.
From The New Yorker • Jun. 3, 2019
For days after each Conduction, I would still be working my way through the most sullen of moods.
From The New Yorker • Jun. 3, 2019
Conduction and convection are both important in the interiors of planets.
From Textbooks • Oct. 13, 2016
Conduction is the transfer of heat by two objects that are in direct contact with one another.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
Conduction then is always preceded by atomic induction; and when, through some quality of the body which Faraday does not define, the atomic discharge is rendered slow and difficult, conduction passes into insulation.
From Faraday as a Discoverer by Tyndall, John
Vocabulary lists containing conduction
Physical Geography - Middle School
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Physical Geography - High School
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Conservation of Energy and Energy Transfer - Introductory
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