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電気伝導 (でんきでんどう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

電でん気き伝でん導どう

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Meanings

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noun

electrical conduction

Technical term used in physics and engineering to describe the flow of electric charge through a material.

金きん属ぞくは電でん気き伝でん導どうが高たかい。
Metals have high electrical conduction.
この物ぶっ質しつの電でん気き伝でん導どう率りつを測そく定ていする。
Measure the electrical conductivity of this substance.

Kanji

電electricity
気spirit, mind, air
伝transmit, go along, walk along
導guidance, leading, conduct

Similar words

電でん気き伝でん導どう率りつ
電気伝導率 is the measure of electrical conductivity, while 電気伝導 refers to the phenomenon of conduction itself.
熱ねつ伝でん導どう
熱伝導 means thermal conduction, the transfer of heat, whereas 電気伝導 is specifically about electricity.

Etymology

Compound of 電気 (electricity) and 伝導 (conduction, transmission). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is a standard modern technical compound.