superconductive
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a word derived from
superconductivity.
superconductivitynounthe phenomenon of almost perfect conductivity shown by certain substances at temperatures approaching absolute zero. The recent discovery of materials that are superconductive at temperatures hundreds of degrees above absolute zero raises the possibility of revolutionary developments in the production and transmission of electrical energy.
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Among other things, this is done with liquid helium and makes the machine's primary magnet superconductive.
From Science Daily ● May 2, 2024
Considering herself more or less above the Rubin’s politics, or anybody’s — she’s studying superconductive materials that might fix climate change, leave her be!
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2023
A quantum leap forward came in early 1986, when they created lanthanum barium copper oxide, a ceramic that became superconductive at about minus 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
From New York Times ● Jan. 18, 2023
Each scanner includes magnetic coils that, in order to be superconductive, must be cooled to the point that an electric current is capable of running through them.
From Salon ● Nov. 3, 2022
A heavy-duty dynamo could be replaced by a superconductive dynamo that would almost fit in one's pocket.
From Long Ago, Far Away by Murray Leinster