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Definition of: superconductivity
(s′pər·kon′duk·tiv′ə·tē) noun Electr.
The property, exhibited by certain metals and alloys, of becoming almost perfect conductors of electricity when their temperatures fall below transition points in the neighborhood of absolute zero.
—su′per·con·duc′tive (-kən·duk′tiv) adjective
—su′per·con·duc′tor noun
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