"conductive" meaning in English

See conductive in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /kənˈdʌktɪv/ Forms: more conductive [comparative], most conductive [superlative]
Etymology: From conduct + -ive. Etymology templates: {{af|en|conduct|-ive}} conduct + -ive Head templates: {{en-adj}} conductive (comparative more conductive, superlative most conductive)
  1. Able to conduct electrical current or heat. Translations (able to conduct electrical current or heat): проводим (provodim) (Bulgarian), проводящ (provodjašt) (Bulgarian), conductiu (Catalan), geleidend (Dutch), johtava (Finnish), conducteur (French), condutivo (Galician), condutor (Galician), leitend (German), αγώγιμος (agógimos) (Greek), vezetőképes (Hungarian), conduttivo (Italian), leeideilagh (Manx), ymmyrkee (Manx), condutivo (Portuguese), проводя́щий (provodjáščij) (Russian), vodivý (Slovak), conductivo (Spanish)
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  2. Of, or relating to conductivity of a material.
    Sense id: en-conductive-en-adj-gW~eQ60V
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: conductant
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