adverb
- in a manner that allows the flow or transmission of heat, electricity, or sound
Usage: technical; physics/materials science
Examples
- Copper conducts electricity conductively, making it ideal for wiring.
- The metal frame transfers heat conductively throughout the structure.
- Silver is one of the most conductively efficient materials known.
- The thermal energy moved conductively through the aluminum rod.
- These materials behave conductively at room temperature.