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CONDUCTIVITY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The transmission of heat or electricity or sound
Synonyms:
conduction; conductivity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Hypernyms ("conductivity" is a kind of...):
physical phenomenon (a natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energy)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "conductivity"):
electrical conduction (the passage of electricity through a conductor)
Derivation:
conductive (having the quality or power of conducting heat or electricity or sound; exhibiting conductivity)
