Definitions for: Conductivity

[n] the transmission of heat or electricity or sound

Webster (1913) Definition: Con`duc*tiv"i*ty
(k[o^]n`d[u^]k*t[i^]v"[i^]*t[y^]), n.
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.

Synonyms: conduction

See Also: electrical conduction, physical phenomenon

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