conductive
adjective
con·duc·tive
kən-ˈdək-tiv 
: having conductivity : relating to conduction (as of electricity)
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These precautions help reduce the risk of electrical surges, as lightning can follow conductive pathways.
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Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
The cracks could allow coolant to infiltrate into the block heater to cord interface and leave electrically conductive salt deposits, leading to salt bridges or corrosion that would cause the short circuit, according to the recall report.
—James Powel, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
Some computer clusters go so far as to submerge the servers in thermally conductive, dielectric—electrically insulating—liquids.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Oct. 2025
The models also created layers of electrically conductive material, which can explain the magnetic fields of Uranus and Neptune.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 13 Oct. 2025
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Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
The cracks could allow coolant to infiltrate into the block heater to cord interface and leave electrically conductive salt deposits, leading to salt bridges or corrosion that would cause the short circuit, according to the recall report.
—James Powel, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
Some computer clusters go so far as to submerge the servers in thermally conductive, dielectric—electrically insulating—liquids.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Oct. 2025
The models also created layers of electrically conductive material, which can explain the magnetic fields of Uranus and Neptune.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 13 Oct. 2025
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“Conductive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conductive. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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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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