different between inductive vs conductive

English

Etymology

From Middle French inductif, from Late Latin inductivus

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n?d?kt?v/

Adjective

inductive (comparative more inductive, superlative most inductive)

1. (logic) Of, or relating to logical induction. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
2. (physics) Of, relating to, or arising from inductance. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
3. introductory or preparatory. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
4. Influencing; tending to induce or cause.
   • 1677, Matthew Hale, The Primitive Origination of Mankind, Considered and Examined According to the Light of Nature

     They may be […] inductive of credibility.

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References

• inductive at OneLook Dictionary Search
• inductive in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.dyk.tiv/

Adjective

inductive

1. feminine singular of inductif

Latin

Etymology 1

From induct?vus +? -?.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /in.duk?ti?.u?e?/, [?n?d??k?t?i?u?e?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /in.duk?ti.ve/, [in?d?uk?t?i?v?]

Adverb

induct?v? (not comparable)

1. by yielding

Etymology 2

Adjective

induct?ve

1. vocative masculine singular of induct?vus

References

• inductive in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

English

Etymology

From conduct +? -ive.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?n?d?kt?v/

Adjective

conductive (comparative more conductive, superlative most conductive)

1. Able to conduct electrical current or heat.

2. Of, or relating to conductivity of a material.

Synonyms

• conductant

Antonyms

• nonconductive

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