conducible

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin condūcibilis.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kənˈdjuːsɪbəl/, /kənˈduːsɪbəl/

Adjective[edit]

conducible (comparative more conducible, superlative most conducible)

  1. conducive; tending; contributing
    • 1631, Francis [Bacon], “III. Century.”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. [], 3rd edition, London: [] William Rawley; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William Lee [], →OCLC:
      To both , the medium , which is the most propitious and conducible , is air , for glass or water , &c. are not comparable

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for conducible”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)