Thermal Conductivity
"Thermal Conductivity" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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)
| Descriptor ID |
D013814
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G01.906.730
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| Concept/Terms |
Thermal Conductivity- Thermal Conductivity
- Conductivity, Thermal
- Heat Conductivity
- Conductivity, Heat
- Coefficient of Conductivity
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