conductor

conductor
noun
1 person who conducts an orchestra
ADJECTIVE
great
famous
chief, principal
guest
choral, opera, orchestra, symphony (esp. AmE)
PREPOSITION
conductor of, conductor with

the principal conductor of the San Francisco Symphony

PHRASES
the conductor's baton
2 substance that allows heat/electricity to pass through
ADJECTIVE
excellent, good
bad, poor
electrical
lightning (BrE)

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  • Conductor — or conduction may refer to: In science: Electrical conductor, a material allowing the flow of electric current Electrical conduction, the movement of charged particles through an electrical conductor Fast ion conductor, a solid state electrical… …   Wikipedia

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  • 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. [1913 Webster] Zeal, the blind conductor of the will. Dryden. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • conductor — conductor, ra (Del lat. conductor, ōris). 1. adj. Que conduce. U. t. c. s.) 2. Fís. Dicho de un cuerpo: Que conduce el calor o la electricidad. U. t. c. s.) conductor de embajadores. m. ant. introductor de embajadores. conductor eléctrico. m. Fís …   Diccionario de la lengua española

  • conductor — conductor, ra adjetivo 1. Que conduce o guía: la idea conductora de la obra. sustantivo masculino,f. 1. Persona que conduce un vehículo: el conductor del coche, el conductor del tren. sustantivo masculino 1 …   Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

  • conductor — 1520s, one who leads or guides, from M.Fr. conductour (14c., O.Fr. conduitor), from L. conductor one who hires, contractor, in L.L. a carrier, from conductus, pp. of conducere (see CONDUCE (Cf. conduce)). Earlier in same sense was conduitour… …   Etymology dictionary

  • Conductor — (lat., Führer, Leiter), 1) so v. w. Conducteur; 2) Hauptbestandtheil der Elektrisirmaschine u. des Elektrophors, s. b.; 3) Maschine, um Personen mit Knochenbrüchen bequem transportiren zu können; 4) Instrument, das bei einer chirurgischen… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Conductor — (lat.), Mieter, Pächter (s. Miete und Pacht). S. Konduktor …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Conductor — Conductor, lat., bei der Elektrisirmaschine der Leiter, welcher der Scheibe oder dem Cylinder zunächst angebracht ist; jeder Leiter zur Aufnahme der Elektricität …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • conductor — Cualquier sustancia a través de la cual fluyen los electrones con facilidad. Diccionario Mosby Medicina, Enfermería y Ciencias de la Salud, Ediciones Hancourt, S.A. 1999 …   Diccionario médico

  • conductor — I index chairman, guardian II index lessee III index procurator …   Law dictionary

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