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CONDUCTOR
conductor
(noun) a device designed to transmit electricity, heat, etc.
conductor, music director, director
(noun) the person who leads a musical group
conductor
(noun) the person who collects fares on a public conveyance
conductor
(noun) a substance that readily conducts e.g. electricity and heat
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
conductor
One who conducts or leads; a guide; a director.
(music) A person who conducts an orchestra, choir or other music ensemble; a professional whose occupation is conducting.
A person who takes tickets on public transportation and also helps passengers
Something that can transmit electricity, heat, light or sound.
(mathematics) An ideal of a ring that measures how far it is from being integrally closed
A grooved sound or staff used for directing instruments, such as lithontriptic forceps; a director.
(architecture) A leader.
Antonyms
• non-conductor (3), nonconductor (3), insulator (3)
Source: Wiktionary
Con*duct"or, n. Etym: [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.)
Definition: The leader or director of an orchestra or chorus.
4. (Physics)
Definition: 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.)
Definition: A grooved sound or staff used for directing instruments, as lithontriptic forceps, etc.; a director.
6. (Arch.)
Definition: Same as Leader. Prime conductor (Elec.), the largest conductor of an electrical machine, serving to collect, accumulate, or retain the electricity.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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