Also spelled non-conductivity
noun
Meanings
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noun
the property or condition of not transmitting heat, electricity, sound, or another form of energy
The nonconductivity of the ceramic layer protects the instrument from electrical current.
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conductivityconduction
Word family
Derived forms
nonconductivenonconducting
Related forms
conductivityinsulatorresistivity
Etymology
Formed from non- + conductivity, ultimately from Latin conducere, 'to lead or bring together.' The noun names an absence or very low degree of conduction; nineteenth-century scientific prose often wrote it with a hyphen, as non-conductivity.