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
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.
• 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
17 November 2024
(noun) asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
