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conductivity en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

Etymology tree English conduct Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English conductive Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English conductivity From conductive + -ity.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The ability of a material to conduct electricity, heat, fluid or sound
2. (countable, uncountable) The reciprocal of resistivity

Forms

Deriveds

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

Relateds

conductance · permeability

Translations (41)

ga seoltacht (reciprocal of resistivity) · fr conductivité (ability to conduct) · fi johtavuus (reciprocal of resistivity) · pt condutividade (ability to conduct) · pl przewodność (ability to conduct) · ro conductivitate (reciprocal of resistivity) · nb ledningsevne (ability to conduct) · pl konduktywność (ability to conduct) · cmn 傳導率 /传导率 (ability to conduct) · id daya hantar (ability to conduct) · es conductividad (ability to conduct) · ru удельная проводимость (reciprocal of resistivity) · el αγωγιμότητα (ability to conduct) · gv yn-chondughtaght (ability to conduct) · de Leitfähigkeit (ability to conduct) · ro conductivitate (ability to conduct) · he מוליכות (ability to conduct) · ga inchonduchtacht (ability to conduct) · fr conductivité (reciprocal of resistivity) · mk спроводливост (ability to conduct) · fi johtavuus (ability to conduct) · is leiðni (ability to conduct) · sv ledningsförmåga (ability to conduct) · nl geleiding (ability to conduct) · ru электропроводи́мость (ability to conduct) · bg проводимост (ability to conduct) · ko 전도성 (ability to conduct) · it conduttività (ability to conduct) · id konduktivitas (ability to conduct) · ru электропрово́дность (ability to conduct) · ru удельная электропроводность (reciprocal of resistivity) · ca conductivitat (ability to conduct) · ja 伝導性 (ability to conduct) · bg електропроводност (ability to conduct) · sv konduktivitet (ability to conduct) · ms kekonduksian (ability to conduct) · fa رسانایی (ability to conduct) · hi चालकता (ability to conduct) · el αγωγιμότητα (reciprocal of resistivity) · ga seoltacht (ability to conduct) · ru проводи́мость (ability to conduct)