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Definition of Conductivity
1. Noun. The transmission of heat or electricity or sound.
Generic synonyms: Physical Phenomenon
Specialized synonyms: Electrical Conduction
Derivative terms: Conduct, Conductive
Definition of Conductivity
1. n. The quality or power of conducting, or of receiving and transmitting, as heat, electricity, etc.; as, the conductivity of a nerve.
Definition of Conductivity
1. Noun. The ability of a material to conduct electricity, heat, fluid or sound ¹
2. Noun. (physics) The reciprocal of resistivity ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Conductivity
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Medical Definition of Conductivity
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Conductivity
Literary usage of Conductivity
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1905)
"Taken in •conjunction with the electric conductivity, the cryoscopic method ...
The Electrical Conductivity and other Properties of Sodium Hydroxide in ..."
2. Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society by Cambridge Philosophical Society (1908)
"A method of determining the thermal conductivity of Indiarubber. By GFC SEARLE,
MA, FRS, University Lecturer in Experimental Physics. [Read 28 January. ..."
3. Monographic Medicine by William Robie Patten Emerson, Guido Guerrini, William Brown, Wendell Christopher Phillips, John Whitridge Williams, John Appleton Swett, Hans Günther, Mario Mariotti, Hugh Grant Rowell (1916)
"The measurement of conductivity in solutions is based on the principle that the
resistance of the solution is in inverse proportion to its conductivity. ..."
4. Smithsonian Physical Tables by Smithsonian Institution, Frederick Eugene Fowle (1916)
"Conductivity OF ELECTROLYTIC SOLUTIONS. This subject has occupied the attention
... The study of electrolytic conductivity, especially in the case of very ..."
5. Report of the Annual Meeting (1900)
"On the Electric Conductivity and Magnetic Properties of an Extensive Series of
Alloys of Iron, prepared by RA HADFIELD. By Professor WF BARRETT, FBS, ..."
6. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1912)
"At o° the conductivity of a newly prepared solution increased only very slowly
with time, so slowly that at this temperature it was possible to carry out ..."
7. The Journal of General Physiology by Society of General Physiologists, Rockefeller Institute, Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research (1921)
"The conductivity of the salts in blood with a low percentage of serum protein
was high compared with the conductivity of the same salts in normal blood. ..."
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