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NONCONDUCTIVE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does nonconductive mean?
• NONCONDUCTIVE (adjective)
The adjective NONCONDUCTIVE has 1 sense:
1. not able to conduct heat or electricity or sound
Familiarity information: NONCONDUCTIVE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Not able to conduct heat or electricity or sound
Synonyms:
non-conducting; nonconducting; nonconductive
Antonym:
conductive (having the quality or power of conducting heat or electricity or sound; exhibiting conductivity)
Context examples
An instrument that measures changes in the electrical resistance of an electrolyte solution produced by suspended nonconductive particles.
(Particle Count and Size Analyzer, NCI Thesaurus)
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