conductive — English Dictionary

Adjective

1. Able to conduct electrical current or heat.

   Examples

   Distilled water is very slightly electrically conductive.

   More examples (1)

   Solar storms drive currents of millions of amps through the electrically conductive upper layer of our atmosphere (known as the ionosphere). These currents, which can fluctuate rapidly, drive powerful magnetic disturbances at the Earth's surface that in turn induce electrical currents in the planet's crust.

2. Of, or relating to conductivity of a material.

Adjective

1. Eggcorn of conducive.

Adjective

1. having the quality or power of conducting heat or electricity or sound; exhibiting conductivity

   Antonyms

   nonconductive