thermal conduction

transfer of internal energy within a body due to particle collisions & electron movements
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thermal conduction

Summary

thermal conduction is a physical phenomenon[1]. It draws 1,195 Wikipedia views per month (physical_phenomenon category, ranking #21 of 138).[2]

Key Facts

  • thermal conduction's instance of is recorded as physical phenomenon[3].
  • thermal conduction is a type of thermal property[4].
  • thermal conduction's Commons category is recorded as Heat conduction[5].
  • thermal conduction's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Heat conduction[6].
  • thermal conduction's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[7].
  • thermal conduction's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 9[8].
  • thermal conduction's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[9].
  • thermal conduction's different from is recorded as thermal conductivity[10].
  • thermal conduction's different from is recorded as electrical conductivity[11].

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Definition and Type

thermal conduction's instance of is recorded as physical phenomenon[3]. It is a type of thermal property[4].

Why It Matters

thermal conduction draws 1,195 Wikipedia views per month (physical_phenomenon category, ranking #21 of 138).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19h ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of
    Subclass of thermal property
    Instance of physical phenomenon
    Topic's main category Category:Heat conduction
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|11 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 19905, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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