English Explanatory Dictionary

conductivity

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The ability of a material to conduct electricity, heat, fluid or sound
  2. The reciprocal of resistivity

Pronunciation

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Word forms

conductivity conductivities

Etymology

From conductive + -ity.

Related words

conductance permeability

Derived words

electroconductivity heat conductivity hydraulic conductivity hyperconductivity magnetoconductivity nonconductivity osseoconductivity paraconductivity photoconductivity pyroconductivity semiconductivity superconductivity thermal conductivity thermoconductivity
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