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Noun: conductivity  ,kón,dúk'ti-vu-tee or kun,dúk'ti-vu-tee
  1. The transmission of heat, electricity or sound
    - conduction, conductibility
     
  2. A material's capacity to conduct electricity; measured as the reciprocal of electrical resistance
    - conductance, conductibility

Derived forms: conductivities

Type of: electrical phenomenon, physical phenomenon

Encyclopedia: Conductivity, temperature, depth