conductance

== English == === Etymology === From conduct +‎ -ance. Coined by electrical engineer, mathematician and physicist Oliver Heaviside in 1885. === Pronunciation === === Noun === conductance (countable and uncountable, plural conductances) (physics) A measure of the ability of a body to conduct electricity; the reciprocal of its resistance. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== conductivity ==== Translations ==== === See also === siemens (SI unit of conductance) admittance susceptance === References === === Further reading === Electrical resistance and conductance on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɔ̃.dyk.tɑ̃s/ === Noun === conductance f (plural conductances) conductance