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• Conductivity (electrolytic) — The conductivity (or specific conductance) of an electrolyte solution is a measure of its ability to conduct electricity. The SI unit of conductivity is siemens per meter (S/m). Conductivity measurements are used routinely in many industrial and… …   Wikipedia

• Conductivity — may refer to: Electrical conductivity, a measure of a material s ability to conduct an electric current Conductivity (electrolytic), also the specific conductance, is a measurement of the electrical conductance per unit distance in an… …   Wikipedia

• Conductivity — Con duc*tiv i*ty (k[o^]n d[u^]k*t[i^]v [i^]*t[y^]), n. The quality or power of conducting, or of receiving and transmitting, as heat, electricity, etc.; as, the conductivity of a nerve. [1913 Webster] {Thermal conductivity} (Physics), the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• conductivity — [kän΄duk tiv′ə tē] n. 1. the property of conducting or transmitting heat, electricity, etc. 2. Elec. conductance per unit of area or volume, measured in siemens per meter: the reciprocal of resistivity …   English World dictionary

• Conductivity, temperature, depth — A CTD profiler is an essential instrument of physical and biological oceanographic field research. Operated from a ship, it greatly contributes to our understanding of ocean dynamics by gathering information on the distribution and variation of… …   Wikipedia

• conductivity — 1. The power of transmission or conveyance of certain forms of energy, as heat, sound, and electricity, without perceptible motion in the conducting body. 2. The property, inherent in living protoplasm, of transmitting a state of excitation …   Medical dictionary

• conductivity — noun a) The ability of a material to conduct electricity, heat, fluid or sound b) The reciprocal of resistivity SI unit (electri …   Wiktionary

• Siemens (unit) — The siemens (symbol: S) is the SI derived unit of electric conductance and electric admittance. Conductance and admittance are the reciprocals of resistance and impedance respectively, hence one siemens is equal to the reciprocal of one ohm, and… …   Wikipedia

• Thermal conductivity — Conductivity Con duc*tiv i*ty (k[o^]n d[u^]k*t[i^]v [i^]*t[y^]), n. The quality or power of conducting, or of receiving and transmitting, as heat, electricity, etc.; as, the conductivity of a nerve. [1913 Webster] {Thermal conductivity} (Physics) …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Thermal conductivity — In physics, thermal conductivity, k, is the property of a material that indicates its ability to conduct heat. It appears primarily in Fourier s Law for heat conduction.First, we define heat conduction by the formula::: H=frac{Delta Q}{Delta t}=k …   Wikipedia

• Electrical resistivity and conductivity — This article is about electrical conductivity in general. For the specific conductance of aqueous solutions, see Conductivity (electrolytic). For other types of conductivity, see Conductivity. Electrical resistivity (also known as resistivity,… …   Wikipedia