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conductive

Adjective

Meaning

Having the quality or power of conducting; as, the conductive tissue of a pistil.

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Absorption and reflection Some materials cause absorption of electromagnetic waves, preventing it from reaching the receiver, in other cases, particularly with metallic or conductive materials reflection occurs. Source: Internet

A coaxial cable has a conductive wire inside a conductive tube, separated by a dielectric layer. Source: Internet

A cross section through an nMOSFET when the gate voltage V GS is below the threshold for making a conductive channel; there is little or no conduction between the terminals drain and source; the switch is off. Source: Internet

A conductive and stable form of carbon, graphite is well suited to packing lithium ions into a battery's anode as it charges. Source: Internet

Also, macroscopic objects made of conductive elements, can more or less easily (depending on the element) take on or give off electrons, and then maintain a net negative or positive charge indefinitely. Source: Internet

An oscillator crystal has two electrically conductive plates, with a slice or tuning fork of quartz crystal sandwiched between them. Source: Internet

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