electrical conduction

English Thesaurus

1. the passage of electricity through a conductor (noun.phenomenon)

hypernym	:	conduction, conductivity,
definition	:	the transmission of heat or electricity or sound (noun.phenomenon)

hyponym	:	photoconduction, photoconductivity,
definition	:	change in the electrical conductivity of a substance as a result of absorbing electromagnetic radiation (noun.phenomenon)

hyponym	:	superconductivity,
definition	:	the disappearance of electrical resistance at very low temperatures (noun.phenomenon)

hyponym	:	arc, discharge, electric arc, electric discharge, spark,
definition	:	electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field (noun.phenomenon)