conductivity
noun
con·duc·tiv·i·ty ˌkän-ˌdək-ˈti-və-tē 
kən-
plural conductivities
: the quality or power of conducting or transmitting: such as
a
: the reciprocal of electrical resistivity
b
: the quality of living matter responsible for the transmission of and progressive reaction to stimuli
Example Sentences
measuring the conductivity of different metals
Recent Examples on the Web Students conduct water quality testing, including water and air temperature, dissolved oxygen, pH, conductivity, and turbidity. 
Conocophillips Alaska, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Aug. 2022 The five basic water quality parameters are dissolved oxygen, temperature, electrical conductivity or salinity, pH and turbidity. Quartz, 19 July 2022 For use in a wider array of electrical applications, conductivity is the major limit. Wired, 15 July 2022 Beating them all, though, was work on electrical conductivity by two researchers in Belgium. Andrew Crumey, WSJ, 3 June 2022 Their original intent was to embed sensors to track water temperature, salinity (conductivity), and acidity, an important metric for climate scientists. Mary Catherine O'connor, Outside Online, 22 May 2015 There are two issues: conductivity, and instability where the materials join. Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 18 Mar. 2022 The edge of the graphene could now act as a gate to control the conductivity of the semiconductor. John Timmer, Ars Technica, 10 Mar. 2022 This changes the electrical properties of the atom and, in doing so, changes the conductivity of the material in general. John Timmer, Ars Technica, 4 Feb. 2022 See More
Conocophillips Alaska, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Aug. 2022 The five basic water quality parameters are dissolved oxygen, temperature, electrical conductivity or salinity, pH and turbidity. Quartz, 19 July 2022 For use in a wider array of electrical applications, conductivity is the major limit. Wired, 15 July 2022 Beating them all, though, was work on electrical conductivity by two researchers in Belgium. Andrew Crumey, WSJ, 3 June 2022 Their original intent was to embed sensors to track water temperature, salinity (conductivity), and acidity, an important metric for climate scientists. Mary Catherine O'connor, Outside Online, 22 May 2015 There are two issues: conductivity, and instability where the materials join. Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 18 Mar. 2022 The edge of the graphene could now act as a gate to control the conductivity of the semiconductor. John Timmer, Ars Technica, 10 Mar. 2022 This changes the electrical properties of the atom and, in doing so, changes the conductivity of the material in general. John Timmer, Ars Technica, 4 Feb. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
conductive + -ity
First Known Use
1837, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
conductivity
noun
con·duc·tiv·i·ty ˌkän-ˌdək-ˈtiv-ət-ē, kən-
plural conductivities
: the quality or power of conducting or transmitting: as
a
: the reciprocal of electrical resistivity
b
: the quality of living matter responsible for the transmission of and progressive reaction to stimuli