Definition of Conductor. Meaning of Conductor. Synonyms of Conductor

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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

- disorder Conductor (ring theory) Conductor of an abelian variety Conductor of a Dirichlet character Conductor (class field theory) Artin conductor, of a...
- 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...
- A conductor (North American English) or guard (Commonwealth English) is a train crew member responsible for operational and safety duties that do not...
- In mathematics, the Artin conductor is a number or ideal ****ociated to a character of a Galois group of a local or global field, introduced by Emil Artin (1930...
- semiconductor is a material with electrical conductivity between that of a conductor and an insulator. Its conductivity can be modified by adding impurities...
- Denzel Williams (born March 5, 1982), known professionally as Conductor Williams, is an American record producer known for his work with the musical collective...
- A freight conductor is a person who is emplo**** by a railroad. The freight conductor is the lead employee ****igned to a freight train, and is responsible...
- In algebraic number theory, the conductor of a finite abelian extension of local or global fields provides a quantitative measure of the ramification...
- Conductor, founded in 2006, started as a marketing services company. In 2010, it launched its cloud-based software platform called Conductor Searchlight...