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Conduction vs Conductive - What's the difference?

conduction | conductive |

As a noun conduction

is the conveying of heat or electricity through material.

As an adjective conductive is

able to conduct electrical current or heat.

conduction

English

(wikipedia conduction)

Noun

  • (physics) The conveying of heat or electricity through material.
  • The act of leading or guiding.
    • (Sir Walter Raleigh)
  • (obsolete) The act of training up.
    • (Ben Jonson)

    See also

    * conduct * conductivity * conductor

    conductive

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Able to conduct electrical current or heat
    • Distilled water is not electrically conductive .
  • of, or relating to conductivity of a material

    • Synonyms

    * conductant

    Antonyms

    * nonconductive