Conductibility

con·duct  (kn-dkt)

v. con·duct·ed, con·duct·ing, con·ducts

v.tr.

1. To direct the course of; manage or control.

2. To lead or guide. See Synonyms at accompany.

3. Music To lead (an orchestra, for example).

4. To serve as a medium for conveying; transmit: Some metals conduct heat.

5. To comport (oneself) in a specified way: She conducted herself stoically in her time of grief.

v.intr.

1. To act as a conductor.

2. To lead.

n. (kndkt)

1. The way a person acts, especially from the standpoint of morality and ethics.

2. The act of directing or controlling; management.

3. Obsolete A guide; an escort.

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[Middle English conducten, from Latin condcere, conduct-, to lead together; see conduce.]

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con·ducti·bili·ty n.

con·ducti·ble adj.

Synonyms: conduct, direct, manage, control, steer¹
These verbs mean to exercise direction over an activity: Conduct can apply to the guidance, authority, and responsibility of a single person: The chairperson conducted the hearing.
It can also refer to the coordinated actions of a group: The elections were conducted fairly.
Direct stresses regulation to assure proper planning and implementation: The seasoned politician directed a brilliant political campaign.
Manage suggests the manipulation of a person, a group, or, often, a complex organization: It takes skill to manage a hotel.
Control stresses regulation through restraint and also connotes domination: Our vice-president controls the firm's personnel policies.
Steer suggests guidance that controls direction or course: I deftly steered the conversation away from politics. See Also Synonyms at accompany, behavior.