the property of transmitting heat, electricity, or sound
2.
a.
a measure of the ability of a substance to conduct electricity; the reciprocal of resistivity
b.
in the case of a solution, the electrolytic conductivity is the current density divided by the electric field strength, measured in siemens per metre
Formerly called: specific conductance
Symbol: κ
3. thermal conductivity
Examples of 'conductivities' in a sentence
conductivities
Two groups of hydro-stratigraphical units were identified from hydraulic conductivities.
P. Howett, V.-P. Salonen, O. Hyttinen, K. Korkka-Niemi, J. Moreau 2015, 'A hydrostratigraphical approach to support environmentally safe siting of a miningwaste facility at Rautuvaara, Finland', Bulletin of the Geological Society of Finlandhttp://www.geologinenseura.fi/bulletin/Volume87/Bulletin_87_2_2015_Howett.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The second, till group, with lower conductivities, are located on the flanks of the valley.
P. Howett, V.-P. Salonen, O. Hyttinen, K. Korkka-Niemi, J. Moreau 2015, 'A hydrostratigraphical approach to support environmentally safe siting of a miningwaste facility at Rautuvaara, Finland', Bulletin of the Geological Society of Finlandhttp://www.geologinenseura.fi/bulletin/Volume87/Bulletin_87_2_2015_Howett.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The critical size of the solid polygon was found exists at low conductivities.
R. Roslan, H. Saleh, I. Hashim 2014, 'Natural Convection in a Differentially Heated Square Enclosure with a Solid Polygon',The Scientific World Journalhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/617492. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
In general, polycrystalline ceramics exhibit lower thermal conductivities than their associated single crystals.
A. Franco Júnior, D. J Shanafield 2004, 'Thermal conductivity of polycrystalline aluminum nitride (AlN) ceramics Condutividadetérmica de cerâmicas policristalinas de nitreto de alumínio (AlN)', Cerâmicahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0366-69132004000300012. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
All models could fit very well to the observations with optimized values of hydraulic conductivities.
Yangxiao Zhou, H.M.P.S.D. Herath 2017, 'Evaluation of alternative conceptual models for groundwater modelling', Geoscience Frontiershttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1674987116300020. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
These non-insulating pipe electromagnetic flow meters have pipes with different conductivities and thicknesses.
Xuejing Li 2014, 'Numerical Simulation and Verification of Weight Function of Electromagnetic Flow Meterwith Non-insulation Pipe Wall', Sensors & Transducershttp://www.sensorsportal.com/HTML/DIGEST/july_2014/Vol_174/P_2199.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Equivalent thermal conductivities of stator core and winding are given to simplify the analysis.
Bin Yu, Shukuan Zhang, Jidong Yan, Luming Cheng, Ping Zheng 2015, 'Thermal Analysis of a Novel Cylindrical Transverse-Flux Permanent-Magnet Linear Machine',Energieshttp://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/8/8/7874. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Electrical conductivities of each irrigant were also measured with an electrical conductivity tester.
Hyeong-Soon Shin, Won-Kyung Yang, Mi-Ri Kim, Hyun-Jung Ko, Kyung-Mo Cho, Se-Hee Park,Jin-Woo Kim 2012, 'Accuracy of Root ZX in teeth with simulated root perforation in the presence of gelor liquid type endodontic irrigant', Restorative Dentistry & Endodonticshttps://doi.org/10.5395/rde.2012.37.3.149. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The measured thermal conductivities are in good agreement with those in theoretical simulation.
Minggang Xia, Zhaofang Cheng, Jinyun Han, Minrui Zheng, Chorng-Haur Sow, John T. L.Thong, Shengli Zhang, Baowen Li 2014, 'Gallium ion implantation greatly reduces thermal conductivity and enhances electronicone of ZnO nanowires', AIP Advanceshttp://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4880240. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Furthermore, we calculate the corresponding conductivities for different phases.
Ran Li, Tieguang Zi, Hongbao Zhang 2017, 'Holographic s+p insulator/superconductor phase transition at zero temperature', Physics Letters Bhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0370269317300254. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)