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mitting, as, the conductivity of a nerve. Thermal conductivity (Physics), the quantity of heat that passes in unit time through unit area of plate whose thickness is unity, when its opposite faces differ in temperature by one degree. J. D. Everett. -- Thermometic conductivity (Physics), the thermal conductivity when t…

substance or body capable of being a medium for the transmission of certain forces, esp. heat or electricity; specifically, a lightning rod.

s of passing, or causing to pass, from a fluid to a solid state, as by the abstraction of heat; the act or process of freezing.

A variety of vegetable casein, resembling legumin, and found in almonds, rye, wheat, etc.

e wrestlers, or the wrestling ground itself. Hence, a part of the orchestra of the Greek theater.

The recovery of heath and strength after disease; the state of a body renewing its vigor after sickness or weakness; the time between the subsidence of a disease and complete restoration to health.

A process of transfer or transmission, as of heat or electricity, by means of currents in liquids or gases, resulting from changes of temperature and other causes. Liquids are generally heated by convection -- when heat is applied from bellow. Nichol.

To play the thief; to steal. [Cant] But as I am Crack, I will convey, crossbite, and cheat upon Simplicius. Marston.

One given to artifices or secret practices; a juggler; a cheat; a thief. [Obs.] Shak.

To deceive; to cheat; to trick. [Obs.] Take heed, Signor Baptista, lest you be cony-catched in the this business. Shak.

A cheat; a sharper; a deceiver. [Obs.] Minsheu.

, roasting, baking, broiling, etc.; to make suitable for eating, by the agency of fire or heat.

process of preparing food for the table, by dressing, compounding, and the application of heat.

Not retaining heat; light; as, a cool dress.

That which cools, or abates heat or excitement. if acid things were used only as coolers, they would not be so proper in this case. Arbuthnot.

Adapted to cool and refresh; allaying heat. "The cooling brook." Goldsmith. Cooling card, something that dashes hopes. [Obs.] -- Cooling time (Law), such a lapse of time as ought, taking all the circumstances of the case in view, to produce a subsiding of passion previously provoked. Wharton.

In a cool manner; without heat or excessive cold; without passion or ardor; calmly; deliberately; with indifference; impudently.

olor, both ductile and malleable, and very tenacious. It is one of the best conductors of heat and electricity. Symbol Cu. Atomic weight 63.3. It is one of the most useful metals in itself, and also in its alloys, brass and bronze.

Having a bottom made of copper, as a tin boiler or other vessel, or sheathed with copper, as a ship.

er to dance a corant well, than a jig. Sir W. temple. Dancing a coranto with him upon the heath. Macaulay.