How to Use conduction in a Sentence
conduction
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The brick floor cooks the pie by direct contact, or conduction.
—Francesco Lastrucci, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Feb. 2021
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Compared to air, cooking oil has a much higher rate of heat conduction.
—Vince C Reyes, Discover Magazine, 24 Nov. 2015
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Poor conduction stopped the freeze front from climbing more than halfway up the bubble.
—Knvul Sheikh, New York Times, 18 June 2019
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Place a pan on that coil, and the heat of the coils will transfer through conduction directly to the pan.
—Patrick Di Justo, WIRED, 14 May 2008
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Music and sound waves travel through bone conduction when your head hits the pillow, yet no one else can hear it.
—Karen Campbell, BostonGlobe.com, 12 July 2018
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Benzocaine blocks nerve conduction, which sends pain signals to the brain.
—Jessica Swirble, Verywell Health, 27 Mar. 2025
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On a barbecue, the hot grill grates heat the food via direct contact through a process known as conduction.
—Kristine Nolin, The Conversation, 3 June 2022
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Steel is also great for heat conduction, but the material is more dense.
—Molly Allen, Southern Living, 23 Dec. 2024
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The rule applies to air-conduction hearing aids, worn behind or inside the ear.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 18 Aug. 2022
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This happens in part through conduction, or the process of losing body heat through contact with an object.
—Samuel Granados, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2023
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The use of the bone conduction feature means there is no need for a sidetone function and fewer problems with wind noise.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 25 Apr. 2022
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Both conduction and convection require a medium through which to move heat.
—Sid Assawaworrarit, IEEE Spectrum, 25 Nov. 2023
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Thanks to bone conduction and the ANC function, there’s no need for any sidetone.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 25 Apr. 2022
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Thus began 13 years of conduction her business and being her friend.
—courant.com, 15 Aug. 2019
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An electric stove uses thermal conduction to transfer heat from burner to pan to food.
—Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 1 July 2022
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Sometimes, people have issues with the conduction system of the heart.
—Amy Marturana, SELF, 10 Dec. 2017
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The procedure uses an electrode that heats the nerves in the facet joints of the back, stopping pain conduction.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 21 Nov. 2022
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There are two sinks and two dishwashers, a Wolf conduction cooktop and double oven.
—Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 19 June 2021
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The Tri 2 Pro looks like most other bone conduction headphones.
—PC Magazine, 9 Apr. 2025
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The sun's energy reaches the ground, which then warms the air through the process of conduction and convection.
—Trey Fulbright, CBS News, 1 July 2026
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Yellen was then shown how to engrave a number into a conduction plate that will be used to produce the currency.
—Betsy Klein, CNN, 8 Dec. 2022
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Then the hot air can have another heat conduction interaction with the stuff above it, like maybe the ceiling.
—Rhett Allain, WIRED, 25 Aug. 2023
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Without any air or water to surround your body, there’s no way for convection or conduction to transport heat and cool you off.
—Popular Mechanics, 4 Aug. 2023
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Metal The speedy heat conduction of metal will yield a flakier crust with better browning.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2025
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The best slow cookers are ceramic for optimal heat conduction and easy cleaning, and oval-shaped to fit larger cuts of meat.
—Ashley Abramson, Forbes, 9 Apr. 2021
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To be clear, bone conduction isn't a new technology, and Apple didn't invent it.
—Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, 4 Aug. 2020
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That means the best heat-removal mechanisms, conduction and convection, are off the table.
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 June 2026
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The drug slows conduction between the atria — where A-fib originates — and the ventricles.
—Tony Dajer, Discover Magazine, 30 July 2020
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To heat meals, the crew used a food warmer tray, a tidy contraption with separate compartments that used conduction to heat meal packages.
—Sarah-Grace Mankarious, CNN, 19 July 2019
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Insulation fights conduction by trapping air in a web of tiny pockets, slowing the heat’s escape.
—Longji Cui, The Conversation, 26 Dec. 2025
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