How to Use conductivity in a Sentence

conductivity

noun

• With better heat conductivity, copper is a go-to choice for many chefs.
  — Molly Allen, Southern Living, 12 Aug. 2024
• The conductivity and weight of the wire are in perfect balance.
  — Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2021
• Its electrical conductivity turned out to be just shy of that of stainless steel.
  — W. Wayt Gibbs, Science | AAAS, 12 Nov. 2019
• When the tube was stretched ever so slightly, the conductivity of the emulsion changed.
  — Emily Matchar, Smithsonian, 22 Feb. 2018
• 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
• These were placed in a diamond anvil along with some platinum electrodes to test their conductivity.
  — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 14 Oct. 2020
• Because of graphene’s high conductivity, the screens could be more responsive and use far less power.
  — Eoin O'Carroll, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Dec. 2017
• Heart rate, tone, and even skin conductivity, are all being used to increase empathy.
  — Kjartan Rist, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
• This in turn can tune its conductivity and shielding properties.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 31 Jan. 2023
• The system in place at Fairholm measures conductivity of the milk, pounds per minute flow rate, and volume per quarter.
  — Denise Coffey, courant.com, 23 Sep. 2019
• This leads to changes in thermal conductivity and enables precise control of heat movement.
  — Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 3 Jan. 2024
• The big thing is going from a liquid electrolyte to a solid electrolyte; that gives you better conductivity.
  — Tom Krisher, Star Tribune, 5 May 2021
• For charge to move from the source to the drain, a voltage is applied to the gate, changing the electric field and the conductivity of the silicon.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 11 Dec. 2023
• Doping with the aluminum stuff boosted the mean conductivity by a factor of 10.
  — ArsTechnica, 23 Apr. 2026
• Hemp string was attached to the bottom of the kite to provide conductivity and attached to a Leyden jar by a thin metal wire.
  — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 23 May 2023
• The silver lines are there because the conductivity is quite poor, funny enough, in these materials.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 15 May 2024
• By tuning the gate voltages of each quantum dot, the researchers reproduced the jump in conductivity.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 4 Feb. 2026
• The thermal conductivity of massive salt is about five times that of crystalline rocks, meaning the thermal loading can be much higher.
  — James Conca, Forbes, 27 Apr. 2021
• Cast iron or cast aluminum grates impart great grill marks because of their heat conductivity, but stainless steel or porcelain wipe off easily.
  — Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2024
• Due to silver's high thermal conductivity, genuine silver will melt the ice at a rapid rate, even when the piece is room temperature.
  — Lauren Wicks, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2026
• Due to silver's high thermal conductivity, genuine silver will melt the ice at a rapid rate, even when the piece is room temperature.
  — Lauren Wicks, Southern Living, 18 Dec. 2025
• The higher conductivity will usually point to gold, while a lower number will present small jewelry, iron, and steel.
  — Gabrielle Hondorp, Popular Mechanics, 28 June 2020
• The thermal conductivity of the lunar surface acts as a blanket and stops some of the sun’s heat from penetrating into the ground.
  — Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 6 Mar. 2025
• For the first time, researchers have measured the thermal conductivity—the rate at which heat is conducted—inside human cells.
  — Alla Katsnelson, Scientific American, 15 Jan. 2021
• According to de Santana, the species' stronger voltage may be an adaption to the poor conductivity of the water.
  — Julia Hollingsworth, CNN, 11 Sep. 2019
• But these materials lose their conductivity after being stretched and released a few times.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 30 Nov. 2022
• One system, known as the variable gap system, measures thermal conductivity by tracking how heat moves through molten salt samples.
  — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 12 May 2026
• Engineers built them from aluminum bronze to improve strength and thermal conductivity.
  — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 22 Jan. 2026
• Somehow, the electric field seems to have triggered this phase change and its accompanying change in conductivity.
  — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 18 Dec. 2018
• Each high-quality, tri-ply piece proved to have great heat conductivity without being too heavy to handle courtesy of its anodized aluminum core.
  — Arielle Tschinkel, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2021