conductive
adjective
con·duc·tive
kən-ˈdək-tiv 
: having conductivity : relating to conduction (as of electricity)
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Enter South Korea’s Graphene Square, which has replaced the heating element with graphene, an ultra-thin, highly thermally conductive material made of carbon atoms.
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Chris Stokel-Walker, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
Neurons in the brain communicate via rapid electrical impulses, and EEG uses conductive metal disks called electrodes to record that activity.
—Emily Mullin, WIRED, 24 Sep. 2024
These tools will give scientists the opportunity to study the secondary magnetic fields produced by the interaction of conductive oceans with Jupiter’s field in great detail and will hopefully give researchers clues to salinity and volumes of the oceans.
—Mike Sori, Discover Magazine, 18 Oct. 2024
Some brands are infusing silver and other conductive materials into their designs to help curb the harmful effects of EMF (electromagnetic frequencies).
—Elke Sudin, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024
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Chris Stokel-Walker, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
Neurons in the brain communicate via rapid electrical impulses, and EEG uses conductive metal disks called electrodes to record that activity.
—Emily Mullin, WIRED, 24 Sep. 2024
These tools will give scientists the opportunity to study the secondary magnetic fields produced by the interaction of conductive oceans with Jupiter’s field in great detail and will hopefully give researchers clues to salinity and volumes of the oceans.
—Mike Sori, Discover Magazine, 18 Oct. 2024
Some brands are infusing silver and other conductive materials into their designs to help curb the harmful effects of EMF (electromagnetic frequencies).
—Elke Sudin, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024
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conductive
adjective
con·duc·tive
kən-ˈdək-tiv
: having conductivity : relating to conduction (as of electricity)
Medical Definition
conductive
adjective
con·duc·tive
-ˈdək-tiv
1
: having conductivity : relating to conduction (as of electricity)
2
: caused by failure in the mechanisms for sound transmission in the external or middle ear
conductive hearing loss
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