conductor

con·duc·tor  (kn-dktr)

n.

1. One who conducts, especially:

a. One who is in charge of a railroad train, bus, or streetcar.

b. Music One who directs an orchestra or other such group.

2. Physics A substance or medium that conducts heat, light, sound, or especially an electric charge.

3. A lightning rod, as on a house or barn.

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conduc·tori·al (kndk-tôr-l, -tr-) adj.

con·ductor·ship n.

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conductor

Noun

1. a person who conducts an orchestra or choir

2. an official on a bus who collects fares

3. US, Canad & NZ a railway official in charge of a train

4. something that conducts electricity or heat

conductress fem n

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conductor  (kn-dktr)

A material or an object that conducts heat, electricity, light, or sound. Electrical conductors contain electric charges (usually electrons) that are relatively free to move through the material; a voltage applied across the conductor therefore creates an electric current. Insulators (electrical nonconductors) contain no charges that move when subject to a voltage. Compare insulator. See also resistancesuperconductivity

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	conductor - the person who leads a musical group music director, director bandleader - the leader of a dance band bandmaster - the conductor of a band drum major - the leader of a marching band or drum corps drum majorette, majorette - a female drum major musician - artist who composes or conducts music as a profession
	2.	conductor - a substance that readily conducts e.g. electricity and heat material, stuff - the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object; "coal is a hard black material"; "wheat is the stuff they use to make bread" atomic number 29, copper, Cu - a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large masses; used as an electrical and thermal conductor Ag, atomic number 47, silver - a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography semiconducting material, semiconductor - a substance as germanium or silicon whose electrical conductivity is intermediate between that of a metal and an insulator; its conductivity increases with temperature and in the presence of impurities dielectric, insulator, nonconductor - a material such as glass or porcelain with negligible electrical or thermal conductivity
	3.	conductor - the person who collects fares on a public conveyance accumulator, collector, gatherer - a person who is employed to collect payments (as for rent or taxes) conductress - a woman conductor
	4.	conductor - a device designed to transmit electricity, heat, etc. busbar, bus - an electrical conductor that makes a common connection between several circuits; "the busbar in this computer can transmit data either way between any two components of the system" transmission line, cable, line - a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power electric cord, cord - a light insulated conductor for household use device - an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water" electrode - a conductor used to make electrical contact with some part of a circuit heat sink - a metal conductor specially designed to conduct (and radiate) heat lightning conductor, lightning rod - a metallic conductor that is attached to a high point and leads to the ground; protects the building from destruction by lightning semiconductor device, semiconductor unit, semiconductor - a conductor made with semiconducting material electrical shunt, shunt, bypass - a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current wave guide, waveguide - a hollow metal conductor that provides a path to guide microwaves; used in radar conducting wire, wire - a metal conductor that carries electricity over a distance

Translations

conductor [kənˈdʌktəʳ] n [of orchestra] → director(a) m/f;

(US) (on train) → revisor(a) m/f;

(on bus) → cobrador m;

(ELEC) → conductor m

conductor [kənˈdʌktəʳ] conduct n [of orchestra] → chef m d'orchestre;

(on bus) → receveur m;

(US) (on train) → chef m de train;

(Elec) → conducteur m

conductor [kənˈdʌktəʳ] conduct n (of orchestra) → Dirigent(in) m(f);

(on bus) → Schaffner m;

(US) (on train) → Zugführer(in) m(f);

(Elec) → Leiter m

conductor [kənˈdʌktəʳ] n [of orchestra] → direttore m d'orchestra;

(on bus) → bigliettaio;

(US ) (RAIL) → controllore m;

(ELEC) → conduttore m