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conductivity
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con·duc·tiv·i·ty  (kndk-tv-t)
n. pl. con·duc·tiv·i·ties
1. The ability or power to conduct or transmit heat, electricity, or sound.
2. The conductance of a material.
3. Physiology The conductibility of a structure, especially the ability of a nerve to transmit a wave of excitation.

conductivity [ˌkɒndʌkˈtɪvɪtɪ]
n pl -ties
1. (Physics / General Physics) Also called conduction the property of transmitting heat, electricity, or sound
2.
a.  (Physics / General Physics) a measure of the ability of a substance to conduct electricity; the reciprocal of resistivity
b.  in the case of a solution, the electrolytic conductivity is the current density divided by the electric field strength, measured in siemens per metre Symbol κ Formerly called specific conductance
3. (Physics / General Physics) See thermal conductivity

conductivity  (kndk-tv-t)
1. The ability to transfer heat, electricity, or sound by conduction.
2. See conductance.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.conductivity - the transmission of heat or electricity or sound
physical phenomenon - a natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energy
electrical conduction - the passage of electricity through a conductor
Translations
conductivity [ˌkɒndʌkˈtɪvɪtɪ] Nconductividad f
conductivity [ˌkɒndʌkˈtɪvɪti] n (ELECTRICITY, ELECTRONICS)conductivité f
conductivity
n (Phys, Physiol) → Leitfähigkeit f
conductivity [ˌkɒndʌkˈtɪvɪtɪ] n (Elec, Phys) → conduttività
conductivity [ˌkɒndʌkˈtɪvɪtɪ] n (Elec, Phys) → conduttività


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It has one of the highest conductivities of any element, second only to silver (Ag)--a member of the same group (column) on the periodic table.
Penn State team member Ming-Liang Tian reports that the wires' conductivities depended on their thicknesses and lengths, as well as on the types of metals making up both the wires and electrodes.
Mandal and Ravishankar [29] have applied the self-consistent Born approximation to calculate the effect of temperature and impurities on the Hall and longitudinal conductivities.
 
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