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Definition of CONDUCTOR

Conductor
Conductor Con*duct"or (k[o^]n*d[u^]k"t[~e]r), n. [LL., a carrier, transporter, L., a lessee.] 1. One who, or that which, conducts; a leader; a commander; a guide; a manager; a director. Zeal, the blind conductor of the will. --Dryden. 2. One in charge of a public conveyance, as of a railroad train or a street car. [U. S.] 3. (Mus.) The leader or director of an orchestra or chorus. 4. (Physics) A substance or body capable of being a medium for the transmission of certain forces, esp. heat or electricity; specifically, a lightning rod. 5. (Surg.) A grooved sound or staff used for directing instruments, as lithontriptic forceps, etc.; a director. 6. (Arch.) Same as Leader. Prime conductor (Elec.), the largest conductor of an electrical machine, serving to collect, accumulate, or retain the electricity.

Meaning of CONDUCTOR from wikipedia

- Look up conductor or conduction in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Conductor or conduction may refer to: Conductor (music), a person who leads a musical...
- In physics and electrical engineering, a conductor is an object or type of material that allows the flow of charge (electric current) in one or more directions...
- players or singers by the use of gesture." The primary duties of the conductor are to interpret the score in a way that reflects the specific indications...
- electrostatics, a perfect conductor is an idealized model for real conducting materials. The defining property of a perfect conductor is that static electric...
- A conductor (North American English) or guard (Commonwealth English) is a train crew member responsible for operational and safety duties that do not...
- A semiconductor is a material that is between the conductor and insulator in ability to conduct electrical current. In many cases their conducting properties...
- A bus conductor (also referred to as a conductor or clippie) is a person (other than the driver) responsible for collecting fares from bus p****engers....
- Aluminium conductor steel-reinforced cable (ACSR) is a type of high-capacity, high-strength stranded conductor typically used in overhead power lines....
- Organic conductor can refer to : Conductive polymer Organic semiconductor Organic superconductor and possibly: graphite graphene This disambiguation page...
- A proton conductor is an electrolyte, typically a solid electrolyte, in which H+ are the primary charge carriers. Acid solutions exhibit proton-conductivity...