Phenomena and Processes

Thermal Conductivity

The heat flow across a surface per unit area per unit time, divided by the negative of the rate of change of temperature with distance in a direction perpendicular to the surface. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed)

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The heat flow across a surface per unit area per unit time, divided by the negative of the rate of change of temperature with distance in a direction perpendicular to the surface. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed)

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  • Coefficient of Conductivity
  • Heat Conductivity
  • Conductivity, Heat
  • Conductivity, Thermal

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74(71)

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  • Heat (1966-1970)
  • Physics (1966-1970)

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  1. G01w.906w.730w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Thermal Conductivity. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D013814. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D013814
  2. Thermal Conductivity. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermal_conductivity_and_resistivity
  3. Thermal Conductivity. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q487005