conductive

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Scrabble points
18
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23
Letters
10
Pronunciation
/kənˈdʌktɪv/

Definition of conductive

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Able to conduct electrical current or heat.
    “Distilled water is very slightly electrically conductive.”
    “Solar storms drive currents of millions of amps through the electrically conductive upper layer of our atmosphere (known as the ionosphere). These currents, which can fluctuate rapidly, drive powerful magnetic disturbances at the Earth's surface that in turn induce electrical currents in the planet's crust.”
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adj

  1. Able to conduct electrical current or heat.
    “Distilled water is very slightly electrically conductive.”
    “Solar storms drive currents of millions of amps through the electrically conductive upper layer of our atmosphere (known as the ionosphere). These currents, which can fluctuate rapidly, drive powerful magnetic disturbances at the Earth's surface that in turn induce electrical currents in the planet's crust.”
  2. Of, or relating to conductivity of a material.
  3. Eggcorn of conducive.

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Etymology

From conduct + -ive.

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