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Thermal Conductivity MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Thermal Conductivity
Tree Number(s)
G01.906.730
Unique ID
D013814
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013814
Scope Note
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)
Entry Term(s)
Coefficient of Conductivity
Heat Conductivity
Previous Indexing
Heat (1966-1970)
Physics (1966-1970)
Public MeSH Note
74
History Note
74(71)
Date Established
1974/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2008/07/08

No Qualifiers
Thermal Conductivity Preferred
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