Metal is a good conductor of electricity.
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con|duc|tor — «kuhn DUHK tuhr», noun. 1. a person who conducts; director; manager: »The successful owner of a business must be an able conductor of business affairs. 2. the director of an orchestra or chorus. The conductor of an orchestra or chorus trains the… … Useful english dictionary
con|duc´tor|less — con|duc|tor «kuhn DUHK tuhr», noun. 1. a person who conducts; director; manager: »The successful owner of a business must be an able conductor of business affairs. 2. the director of an orchestra or chorus. The conductor of an orchestra or chorus … Useful english dictionary
con|duc|tor|ship — «kuhn DUHK tuhr shihp», noun. the office or function of a conductor … Useful english dictionary
non|con|duc|tor — «NON kuhn DUHK tuhr», noun. a substance that does not readily conduct heat, electricity, or sound. Rubber is a nonconductor of electricity … Useful english dictionary
pho|to|con|duc|tor — «FOH toh kuhn DUHK tuhr», noun. a conductor whose ability to conduct electricity improves notably upon exposure to light … Useful english dictionary
ra|di|o|con|duc|tor — «RAY dee oh kuhn DUHK tuhr», noun. a device that detects electric waves, such as a coherer in wireless telegraphy … Useful english dictionary
sem|i|con|duc|tor — «SEHM ee kuhn DUHK tuhr», noun. a mineral substance, such as germanium or silicon, that conducts electricity with an efficiency between that of metals and insulators. Semiconductors can convert alternating current into direct current and sunlight … Useful english dictionary
su|per|con|duc|tor — «SOO puhr kuhn DUHK tuhr», noun. a metal or ceramic substance that can conduct electric current with no resistance at temperatures near absolute zero … Useful english dictionary
semi·con·duc·tor — … Useful english dictionary
su·per·con·duc·tor — /ˌsuːpɚkənˈdʌktɚ/ noun, pl tors [count] technical : a material or object that allows electricity to flow through it easily at very low temperatures … Useful english dictionary
