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conductivity
noun con·duc·tiv·i·ty \ˌkän-ˌdək-ˈti-və-tē, kən-\
: the ability to move heat or electricity from one place to another : the power to conduct heat or electricity
plural con·duc·tiv·i·ties
Full Definition of CONDUCTIVITY
: the quality or power of conducting or transmitting: as a : the reciprocal of electrical resistivity b : the quality of living matter responsible for the transmission of and progressive reaction to stimuli
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First Known Use of CONDUCTIVITY
1837
Rhymes with CONDUCTIVITY
absorptivity, adaptivity, additivity, affectivity, aggressivity, coercivity, collectivity, compulsivity, connectivity, creativity, destructivity, diffusivity, directivity, effectivity, emissivity, emotivity, exclusivity, exhaustivity, expansivity, expressivity, impassivity, impulsivity, inactivity, inclusivity, infectivity, negativity, objectivity, perceptivity, permittivity, positivity, primitivity, productivity, progressivity, reactivity, receptivity, reflexivity, relativity, resistivity, retentivity, selectivity, self-activity, sensitivity, subjectivity, transitivity
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conductivity
noun con·duc·tiv·i·ty \ˌkän-ˌdək-ˈtiv-ət-ē, kən-\
plural con·duc·tiv·i·ties
Medical Definition of CONDUCTIVITY
: the quality or power of conducting or transmitting: as a : the reciprocal of electrical resistivity b : the quality of living matter responsible for the transmission of and progressive reaction to stimuli
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