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Vinony

conductivity

noun

  1. physical attribute describing flow of electricity through a material
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English conduct Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English conductive Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English conductivity From conductive + -ity.

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