Conductivity
Definition of Conductivity
Con`duc`tiv´i`ty
Pronunciation:
kǒn`dŭk`tĭv´ĭ`tŷ
n.
1.
The
quality
or
power
of
conducting
,
or
of
receiving
and
transmitting
,
as
heat
,
electricity
,
etc
.;
as
,
the
conductivity
of
a
nerve
.
Thermal conductivity
(Physics)
the
quantity
of
heat
that
passes
in
unit
time
through
unit
area
of
a
plate
whose
thickness
is
unity
,
when
its
opposite
faces
differ
in
temperature
by
one
degree
.
Thermometic conductivity
(Physics)
the
thermal
conductivity
when
the
unit
of
heat
employed
is
the
heat
required
to
raise
a
unit
volume
of
the
substance
one
degree
.
- J. D. Everett.
Related Words
conduction
,
electrical
conduction
,
physical
phenomenon
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