| conductivity | <radiobiology> Degree to which a substance transmits (conducts) a given physical property, such as heat or electricity. See: electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity. (09 Oct 1997) |
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| hydraulic conductivity | Ease of pressure filtration of a liquid through a membrane; specifically, Kf = η(Q/A) (dx/dP), where Kf = hydraulic conductivity, η = viscosity of the liquid being filtered, Q/A = volume of liquid filtered per unit time and unit area, and dx/dP = reciprocal of the pressure gradient through the membrane; solute concentrations should be identical on both sides of the membrane. Also applied more loosely to measurements on a total membrane of unknown area and thickness with unmeasured fluid viscosity (K = Q/dP). (05 Mar 2000) |
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| thermal conductivity | <radiobiology> Degree to which a substance transmits heat. (basic definition, I believe, is: (heat flow) = (thermal conductivity) (temperature gradient)) (09 Oct 1997) |
| electrical conductivity | <radiobiology> Degree to which a substance conducts electric current. Can be defined by: (current density) = (conductivity) (applied electric field) Electrons and ions both contribute to current in proportion to their mobility in the system. In a plasma with a magnetic field, there is no longer a one-to-one correspondence between current and electric field. Instead, the current in each direction can be due to combinations of the electric fields in all the other directions. In this case, the current density and the electric field are vectors, and the conductivity becomes a tensor (matrix) which relates them. (09 Oct 1997) |
| electric conductivity | The capacity to conduct an electric current. Conductivity is the reciprocal of resistance. (12 Dec 1998) |