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Noun: thermal conductivity
  1. In physics, the property of a material to conduct heat.
    "When a material undergoes a phase change from solid to liquid or from liquid to gas the thermal conductivity may change."

Derived forms: thermal conductivities

Type of: conductibility, conduction, conductivity

Encyclopedia: Thermal conductivity

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