conductivity

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noun

The ability of a material to conduct electricity, heat, fluid or sound

Similar
conduction
OriginEnglish conductive →
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Meanings

nounconductivity (countable and uncountable, plural conductivities)

plural conductivities

  1. countableuncountableThe ability of a material to conduct electricity, heat, fluid or sound
  2. countableuncountablenatural sciencesThe reciprocal of resistivity

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe transmission of heat or electricity or sound

Similar
conduction
Broader
physical phenomenon
Also see
conduction

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Englishconduct
  2. Englishconductive
  3. Englishconductivity

From conductive + -ity.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Bulgarian проводимост, електропроводност
  • проводимост (provodimost)ability to conduct
  • електропроводност (elektroprovodnost)ability to conduct
Catalan conductivitat
  • conductivitatability to conduct
Chinese Mandarin 傳導率 /传导率
  • 傳導率 /传导率 (chuándǎo lǜ)ability to conduct
Dutch geleiding
  • geleidingability to conduct
Finnish johtavuus, johtavuus
  • johtavuusability to conduct
  • johtavuusreciprocal of resistivity
French conductivité, conductivité
  • conductivitéability to conduct
  • conductivitéreciprocal of resistivity
German Leitfähigkeit
  • Leitfähigkeitability to conduct
Greek αγωγιμότητα, αγωγιμότητα
  • αγωγιμότητα (agogimótita)ability to conduct
  • αγωγιμότητα (agogimótita)reciprocal of resistivity
Hebrew מוליכות
  • מוליכות (molikhut)ability to conduct
Hindi चालकता
  • चालकता (cālaktā)ability to conduct
Icelandic leiðni
  • leiðniability to conduct
Indonesian daya hantar, konduktivitas
  • daya hantarability to conduct
  • konduktivitasability to conduct
Irish seoltacht, inchonduchtacht
  • seoltachtability to conduct
  • inchonduchtachtability to conduct
  • seoltachtreciprocal of resistivity
Italian conduttività
  • conduttivitàability to conduct
Japanese 伝導性
  • 伝導性 (dendōsei)ability to conduct
Korean 전도성
  • 전도성 (jeondoseong)ability to conduct
Malay kekonduksian
  • kekonduksianability to conduct
Norwegian Bokmål ledningsevne
  • ledningsevneability to conduct
Persian رسانایی
  • رساناییability to conduct
Polish konduktywność, przewodność
  • konduktywnośćability to conduct
  • przewodnośćability to conduct
Portuguese condutividade
  • condutividadeability to conduct
Romanian conductivitate, conductivitate
  • conductivitateability to conduct
  • conductivitatereciprocal of resistivity
Russian проводи́мость, электропрово́дность
  • проводи́мость (provodímostʹ)ability to conduct
  • электропрово́дность (elektroprovódnostʹ)ability to conduct
  • электропроводи́мость (elektroprovodímostʹ)ability to conduct
  • удельная электропроводность (udelʹnaja elektroprovodnostʹ)reciprocal of resistivity
  • удельная проводимость (udelʹnaja provodimostʹ)reciprocal of resistivity
Spanish conductividad
  • conductividadability to conduct
Swedish konduktivitet, ledningsförmåga
  • konduktivitetability to conduct
  • ledningsförmågaability to conduct
Cite this entry
APA

conductivity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conductivity

MLA

“conductivity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conductivity. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “conductivity,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conductivity.

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