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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 soundplay

  Familiarity information: NONCONDUCTIVE used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


NONCONDUCTIVE (adjective)


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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