CONDUCTIVITY

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The transmission of heat or electricity or sound

Synonyms:

conduction; conductivity

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Hypernyms ("conductivity" is a kind of...):

physical phenomenon (a natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energy)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "conductivity"):

electrical conduction (the passage of electricity through a conductor)

Derivation:

conductive (having the quality or power of conducting heat or electricity or sound; exhibiting conductivity)