Conduction is the way heat moves through a material.
For example, when you touch a hot stove, the heat from the stove is conducted through your hand and makes it feel hot.
The heat from the fire was conducted through the metal grate.
Noun:
Conduction: The transfer of heat or electricity through a material by means of collisions between the particles of the material.
Adjective:
Conductive: Able to conduct heat or electricity.
Verb:
To conduct: To transfer heat or electricity through a material by means of collisions between the particles of the material.
The word "conduction" comes from the Latin word "conductus", which means "to lead". It is made up of the prefix "con-", which means "together", and the verb "ducere", which means "to lead".
Explain how conduction works.
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