conductive
adjective
con·duc·tive
kən-ˈdək-tiv 
: having conductivity : relating to conduction (as of electricity)
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With an electronic tag and conductive fibers from Google’s Project Jacquard, the smart Trucker vibrated with phone alerts and offered controls for music, calls and a few other features via taps or swipes on the sleeve.
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Adriana Lee, WWD, 19 Aug. 2024
The event raises critical funds to help students with neurological motor disabilities continue to learn and grow through the center’s conductive education programs and services.
—Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2024
Athletes wear an electrically conductive garment called a lamé over the scoring area for each fencing sword type, which picks up each point throughout the bout.
—Taylor Dutch, SELF, 1 Aug. 2024
So this weapon, electrified for the 1956 Games, required the fencer’s classic white uniforms to also be electrically conductive thanks to a design of mixed fabrics and metals.
—Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 July 2024
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Adriana Lee, WWD, 19 Aug. 2024
The event raises critical funds to help students with neurological motor disabilities continue to learn and grow through the center’s conductive education programs and services.
—Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2024
Athletes wear an electrically conductive garment called a lamé over the scoring area for each fencing sword type, which picks up each point throughout the bout.
—Taylor Dutch, SELF, 1 Aug. 2024
So this weapon, electrified for the 1956 Games, required the fencer’s classic white uniforms to also be electrically conductive thanks to a design of mixed fabrics and metals.
—Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 July 2024
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conductive
adjective
con·duc·tive
kən-ˈdək-tiv
: having conductivity : relating to conduction (as of electricity)
Medical Definition
conductive
adjective
con·duc·tive
-ˈdək-tiv
1
: having conductivity : relating to conduction (as of electricity)
2
: caused by failure in the mechanisms for sound transmission in the external or middle ear
conductive hearing loss
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