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conductivity Definition

con·duc·tivi·ty (kän′duk tiv′ə tē)

noun

  1. the property of conducting or transmitting heat, electricity, etc.
  2. Elec. conductance per unit of area or volume, measured in siemens per meter: the reciprocal of resistivity

conductivity Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • polymer: Of these transient techniques the line source probe and transient hot wire methods are favored for the measurement of thermal conductivity of polymer melts.
  • liquid: Water has the highest thermal conductivity of any liquid.
  • metal: The conductivity of metals in the quantum mechanical approach.
  • soil: The induced EMI field measured by the sensor is proportional to the electrical conductivity of the soil.

Converse of object

  • measure: You could measure conductivity of your PEG solution to get a clue how much ionic stuff is present.
  • determine: The measurement of thermal diffusivity by laser flash is an alternative way of determining the thermal conductivity of liquid alloys.

Adjective modifier

  • thermal: Water has the highest thermal conductivity of any liquid.
  • ionic: These results could re-open the discussion on the mechanism of ionic conductivity in these materials.
  • hydraulic: Void filling should obviously link with changes in the soil's hydraulic conductivity.
  • electrical: Explain how band theory can account for the electrical conductivity of the elements in groups I - IV.
  • anisotropic: We will now revisit the anisotropic thermal conductivity of quartz.
  • low: The low conductivity of char will cause a steep thermal gradient across the char layer.

Modifies a noun

  • meter: I am led to believe that some people just rely on their conductivity meters accuracy.
  • copper: High conductivity copper is very readily worked hot or cold.
  • measurement: An order of magnitude improvement is needed in the stability of conductivity measurement.
  • sensor: The field conductivity sensor features an automatic temperature compensated electrode, encapsulated in an impact-resistant epoxy body.

Noun used with modifier

  • ionospheric: It is clear, however, that the flow is severely perturbed by the enhanced ionospheric conductivity caused by particle precipitation into the E-region.
  • heat: The process of lapping makes the heatsink base smooth to a near mirror finish, which improves heat conductivity.
  • soil: Other Methods These, such as soil conductivity meters, metal detectors and micro gravity, exist but will not be discussed here.
  • surface: Influence of the environment on the surface conductivity of chemical vapor deposition diamond.