Meanings
conductive1
comparative more conductive · superlative most conductive
- Able to conduct electrical current or heat.
Distilled water is very slightly electrically conductive.
1 more example
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.
2023 November 15, Prof. Jim Wild, “This train was delayed because of bad weather in space”, in RAIL, number 996, page 30 - Of, or relating to conductivity of a material.
conductive2
comparative more conductive · superlative most conductive
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivehaving the quality or power of conducting heat or electricity or sound; exhibiting conductivity
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian проводим, проводящ
- проводим (provodim)able to conduct electrical current or heat
- проводящ (provodjašt)able to conduct electrical current or heat
Catalan conductiu
- conductiuable to conduct electrical current or heat
Dutch geleidend
- geleidendable to conduct electrical current or heat
Finnish johtava
- johtavaable to conduct electrical current or heat
French conducteur
- conducteurable to conduct electrical current or heat
German leitend
- leitendable to conduct electrical current or heat
Greek αγώγιμος
- αγώγιμος (agógimos)able to conduct electrical current or heat
Hungarian vezetőképes
- vezetőképesable to conduct electrical current or heat
Italian conduttivo
- conduttivoable to conduct electrical current or heat
Portuguese condutivo
- condutivoable to conduct electrical current or heat
Russian проводя́щий
- проводя́щий (provodjáščij)able to conduct electrical current or heat
Slovak vodivý
- vodivýable to conduct electrical current or heat
Spanish conductivo
- conductivoable to conduct electrical current or heat
Cite this entry
conductive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conductive
“conductive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conductive. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “conductive,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conductive.
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