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AH020387 Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
Conductive VS conducive
What is the difference between "conductive" and "conducive"?
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Conductive (Physics): able to conduct electricity, heat, etc...
Ex: Our new conductive heating products develop innovative energy efficient heating solutions to save you money and reduce your carbon footprint.
Conducive (~to sth): making it easy, possible or likely for sth to happen.
Ex: Chairs in rows are not as conducive to discussion as chairs arranged in a circle.
Ex: Our new conductive heating products develop innovative energy efficient heating solutions to save you money and reduce your carbon footprint.
Conducive (~to sth): making it easy, possible or likely for sth to happen.
Ex: Chairs in rows are not as conducive to discussion as chairs arranged in a circle.
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They are massively different.
Conductive specifically refers to heat, electricity, energy, etc.
Conducive is much more general and vague.
Let's use both in the same sentence:
The new air conditioning unit has more conductive material which is more conducive for a cool room.
Conductive specifically refers to heat, electricity, energy, etc.
Conducive is much more general and vague.
Let's use both in the same sentence:
The new air conditioning unit has more conductive material which is more conducive for a cool room.
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