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1Conductive — Con*duct ive ( d[u^]k t[i^]v), a. Having the quality or power of conducting; as, the conductive tissue of a pistil. [1913 Webster] The ovarian walls . . . are seen to be distinctly conductive. Goodale (Gray s Bot. ). [1913 Webster] …
2conductive — index causal Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
3conductive — 1520s, from CONDUCT (Cf. conduct) + IVE (Cf. ive). Physics sense is from 1840. Related: Conductivity (1837) …
4conductive — [kən duk′tiv] adj. 1. having conductivity 2. having to do with conduction …
5conductive — ● conductif, conductive adjectif Capable de conduire le courant électrique. ● conductif, conductive (expressions) adjectif Couplage conductif, connexion établie entre deux circuits au moyen d un conducteur …
6conductive — [[t]kəndʌ̱ktɪv[/t]] ADJ GRADED A conductive substance is able to conduct things such as heat and electricity. [TECHNICAL] Salt water is much more conductive than fresh water is. Derived words: conductivity [[t]kɒ̱ndʌktɪ̱vɪti[/t]] N UNCOUNT ...a… …
7conductive — adjective a) Able to conduct electrical current or heat Distilled water is not electrically conductive. b) of, or relating to conductivity of a material Syn: conductant Ant …
8conductive — con·duc·tive dək tiv adj 1) having conductivity: relating to conduction (as of electricity) 2) caused by failure in the mechanisms for sound transmission in the external or middle ear <conductive hearing loss> …
9conductive — con|duc|tive [kənˈdʌktıv] adj able to conduct electricity, heat etc ▪ Copper is a very conductive metal. >conductivity [ˌkɔndʌkˈtıvıti US ˌka:n ] n [U] …
10conductive — adjective technical able to conduct electricity, heat etc: Copper is a very conductive metal. conductivity noun (U) …
