conductor

con·duc·tor

 (kən-dŭk′tər)

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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con′duc·to′ri·al (kŏn′dŭk-tôr′ē-əl) adj.

con·duc′tor·ship′ n.

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conductor

(kənˈdʌktə)

n

1. an official on a bus who collects fares, checks tickets, etc

2. (Classical Music) Also called (esp US): director a person who conducts an orchestra, choir, etc

3. a person who leads or guides

4. (Railways) US and Canadian a railway official in charge of a train

5. (General Physics) a substance, body, or system that conducts electricity, heat, etc

6. (Electrical Engineering) See lightning conductor

conˈductorˌship n

conductress fem n

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con•duc•tor

(kənˈdʌk tər)

n.

1. a person who conducts; a leader, guide, director, or manager.

2. an employee on a bus, train, or other public conveyance who is in charge of the conveyance and its passengers, collects fares or tickets, etc.

3. a person who directs an orchestra, band, or chorus, esp. by motions of a baton or the hands.

4. a substance, body, or device that readily conducts heat, electricity, sound, etc.

[1525–50; < Latin]

con•duc•to•ri•al (ˌkɒn dʌkˈtɔr i əl, -ˈtoʊr-) adj.

con•duc′tor•ship`, n.

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con·duc·tor

(kən-dŭk′tər)

A material or an object that conducts heat, electricity, light, or sound: Copper is a good conductor of heat and electricity.

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conductor

1. An object conducting heat.

2. A substance conducting an electric current.

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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

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conductor

noun

Something or someone that shows the way:

director, escort, guide, lead, leader, pilot, shepherd, usher.

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Translations

حارِسُ على القِطارقائِدُ الأوركِستراقَائِد فِرْقَة مُوسِيقِيَّةقاطِعَةُ التَّذاكِرموصِل للحَرارَه

dirigentprůvodčívodičkonduktér

dirigentkonduktørledertogfører

DirigentLeiterSchaffnerZugbegleiterDirigentin

αγωγόςμαέστρος

director de orquestadirector de orquestrarevisorcobradorconductor

kapellimestarikonduktöörikuoronjohtajaorkesterinjohtajajohdatin

conducteurchef d’orchestrechef d'orchestrechef de trainreceveur

dirigentkonduktorravnatelj

kalauzkarmestervonatkísérõ

leiîarilestarvörîurstjórnandivagnstjóri

conduttoredirettore d’orchestrabigliettaio

指揮者

지휘자

dirigentconducteur

dirigentkonduktørvarmelederbillettør

dyrygentkonduktorprzewodnik

maestrocondutor

дирижердирижёрпроводник

dirigent

dirigentsprevodnikprevodnik

dirigent

dirigentledare

ผู้ควบคุมวงดนตรี

biletçiiletkenkondüktörorkestra şefiorkestra/koro şefi

nhạc trưởng

乐队指挥列车员售票员导体指挥

conductor

[kənˈdʌktəʳ] N

1. (Mus) → director(a) m/f; (on bus) → cobrador(a) m/f (US) (Rail) → revisor(a) m/f

2. (Phys) [of heat, electricity] → conductor m (also lightning conductor) → pararrayos m inv

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

conductor

[kənˈdʌktə^r] n

[orchestra] → chef mf d'orchestre

(on bus) → receveur/euse m/f

(US) (on train) → chef mf de train

(ELECTRICITY, ELECTRONICS) → conducteur m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

conductor

n

(Mus) → Dirigent(in) m(f); (of choir also) → Leiter(in) m(f)

(= bus, tram conductor) → Schaffner m; (US Rail: = guard) → Zugführer m

(Phys) → Leiter m; (= lightning conductor) → Blitzableiter m

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conductor

[kənˈdʌktəʳ] n (of orchestra) → direttore m d'orchestra; (on bus) → bigliettaio (Am) (Rail) → controllore m (Phys) (of heat, electricity) → conduttore m

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conduct

(kənˈdakt) verb

1. to lead or guide. We were conducted down a narrow path by the guide; He conducted the tour. begelei يَقود съпровождам guiar vést, provádět führen føre; lede οδηγώconducir, guiar giidi poolt juhtima هدایت کردن؛ سرپرستی کردن opastaa conduire לְהַדרִיך चलाना vođenje, vodstvo vezet memimpin fara með, fylgja condurre 案内する 안내하다 vesti, vadovauti vest; pavadīt mengendalikan leidenføre, ledeprowadzić لارښوول: اراره كول، تنظيم كول (سررشته كول guiar a conduce руководить sprevádzať voditi voditi leda, anföra นำ yol göstermek 引導 вести; супроводити قیادت کرنا ، راستہ دکھانا hướng dẫn 引导

2. to carry or allow to flow. Most metals conduct electricity. gelei يوصِل، يَنْقُل добър проводник съм transmitir vést, vodit leiten lede είμαι αγωγός, μεταφέρωconducir juhtima انتقال دادن؛ عبور دادن johtaa être conducteur de לְהוֹלִיך प्रवाह की अनुमति देना upravljanje vezet mengantar leiða condurre 伝導する 전도하다 praleisti vadīt (siltumu, enerģiju) mengkonduksi geleidenlede przewodzić انتقالول transmitir a fi conducător/conductor de проводить viesť prevajati (tok) provoditi leda นำ iletmek, geçirmek 傳導 проводити; бути провідником موصل ہونا dẫn (nhiệt, điện) 传导

3. to direct (an orchestra, choir etc). dirigeer, begelei يَقودُ الأوركِسترا ръководя dirigir dirigovat dirigieren dirigere διευθύνωdirigir juhatama رهبری کردن johtaa dirigerלנצח निर्देशन करना voditi, dirigirati vezet; vezényel memimpin stjórna dirigere 指揮する 이끌다 diriguoti diriģēt mengetuai dirigerendirigeredyrygować هدایت ورکول dirigir a dirija дирижировать dirigovať dirigirati dirigovati dirigera ควบคุม yönetmek, idare etmek 指揮 диригувати ہدایات دینا (موسیقی کے طائفے کو) chỉ huy 指挥

4. to behave (oneself). He conducted himself well at the reception. gedra يَتَصَرَّفُ تَصَرُّفا حَسَنا، يَتَأَدَّب държа се comportar chovat se sich betragen opføre sig συμπεριφέρομαιcomportarse käituma مواظب رفتار خود بودن käyttäytyä se conduire לְהִתנַהֵג व्यवहार करना držanje, ponašanjevoditi, pratiti viselkedik bersikap haga sér comportarsi 振舞う 처신하다 elgtis uzvesties mengawal diri zich gedragenoppføre segzachowywać się خپلى رويى ته پام نيونه comportar-se a se comporta вести správať sa obnašati se ponašati se uppföra (sköta) sig ประพฤติ davranmak, hareketlerini kontrol etmek 行為表現 поводитися اچھا سلوک کرنا cư xử 行为表现

5. to manage or carry on (a business). 'n saak dryf, 'n onderneming eksploiteer يُدَبِّرُ شُؤون العَمَل водя conduzir řídit betreiben lede; drive διευθύνωdirigir juhatama, juhtima اداره کردن؛ اجرا کردن johtaa liiketoimintaa diriger לְנָהֵל संचालन करना voditi igazgat mengelola stÿra, stjórna dirigere 経営する 운영하다 atlikti, tvarkyti (reikalus) vadīt (uzņēmumu) mengendalikan voerenstyre, ledeprowadzić اراره کول dirigir a dirija руководить riadiť upravljati voditi handha, sköta จัดการ yürütmek, yönetmek 經營 керувати انتظام و انصرام کرنا quản lý 经营

(ˈkondakt) noun

1. behaviour. His conduct at school was disgraceful. gedrag, optrede سُلوك، تَصَرُّف държане comportamento chování das Betragen opførsel comportamiento käitumine رفتار käyttäytyminen conduiteהתנהגות आचरण, बर्ताव vodstvo, upravljanje viselkedés perilaku hegðun comportamento 振舞い 행동 elgesys, elgsena uzvedība; uzvešanās perlakuan gedragoppførsel, atferd, vandel, holdningzachowanie رفتار comportamento conduită поведение správanie vedenje ponašanje uppförande ความประพฤติ davranış, tavır 行為 поведінка سلوک ، رویہ، طرزعمل hạnh kiểm 行为

2. the way in which something is managed, done etc. the conduct of the affair. beheer; bestuur إدارَه، تَدْبير водене gestão řízení, (pro)vedení die Führung udførelse; drift διεξαγωγή dirección, gestión juhtimine, teguviis اجرا؛ اداره asiainhoito conduite נהול, ניהול संचालन upravljanje vezetés penanganan framkvæmd, stjórn condotta 運営 처리 tvarkymas vadīšana pengurusa bewindvoering, behandelingføring, førsel prowadzenie اداړه gestão dirijare ведение riadenie upravljanje vođenje handhavande, skötsel การจัดการ yürütme, yönetme 實施 керування طرز انتظام cách chỉ đạo 实施

conducted tour noun

begeleide جَوْلَه مُنَظَّمَه екскурзия с водач passeio com guia zájezd führen rundvisning; omvisning οργανωμένη εκδρομή visita guiada giidi poolt juhitud ringkäik گردش به همراه راهنما opastettu kierros visite guidée, excursion טִיוּל מְאוּרגָן संचालित यात्रा putovanje s vodičem (vezetett) társasutazás, csoportos látogatás/kirándulás idegenvezetővel, csoportvezetés tur terpimpin visita turistica guidata ガイド付き観光旅行 안내인이 딸린 여행 organizuota išvyka ekskursija gida pavadībā lawatan berjadual begeleide reis ګړځیدل د راهنما سره a conduce экскурсия с гидом zájazd (turistická cesta) so sprievodcom tura s vodičem guidad tur การท่องเที่ยวที่มีผู้นำทาง rehberli tur 導覽 екскурсія з гідом انتظام شدہ دورہ tour du lịch 导游

conˈduction (-ʃən) noun

transmission of heat etc by a conductor. geleiding, konduksie تَوْصيلُ الحَرارَه прпводимост condução vedení die Leitung ledning μετάδοση θερμότητας μέσω αγωγού conducción juhtimine, juhtivus رسانش؛ هدایت johtuminen conductionהולכה संवहन vodljivost (hő)vezetés pengantaran varmaleiðing conduzione 伝導 전도 laidumas vadītspēja; vadāmība pengkondksian geleidingledning przewodnictwo هدایت condução conductibilitate, trans­mi­tere проводимость vedenie prevajanje (toplote) provođenje överföring, ledande การเป็นสื่อนำ iletim (透過導管)傳導(熱能等) електропровідність حرارت کا ایصال tính dẫn (nhiệt, điện) 传导

conˈductor noun

1. a thing that conducts heat or electricity. Copper is a good conductor of heat. geleider, geleidraad موصِل للحَرارَه проводник condutor vodič der Leiter leder αγωγόςconductor juht رسانا johdin conducteurמוליך ताप अथवा विद्युत चालक vodič vezető penghantar leiðari conduttore 伝導体 도체 laidininkas vadītājs konduktor geleidervarmelederprzewodnik رسوونكى له مس چې بريښنا رسوى condutor conductor проводник vodič prevodnik provodnik ledare, konduktor ตัวนำไฟฟ้า iletken 熱導管，電導體 провідник موصل chất dẫn (nhiệt, điện) 导体

2. a director of an orchestra, choir etc. dirigent قائِدُ الأوركِسترا диригент maestro dirigent der Dirigent dirigent διευθυντήςdirector de orquesta dirigent رهبر kapellimestari chef d'orchestreמנצח निर्देशक dirigent karmester konduktor, dirigen stjórnandi direttore d'orchestra; direttore di un coro 指揮者 지휘자 dirigentas diriģents ketua orkestra dirigentdirigentdyrygent رهبر maestro dirijor дирижёр dirigent, -ka dirigent dirigent dirigent ผู้อำนวยเพลง orkestra/koro şefi 樂團或合唱團指揮 диригент آرکسٹرا کا ہدایت کار người chỉ huy dàn nhạc 指挥

3. (feminine conˈductress) a person who collects fares on a bus etc. a bus conductor. kondukteur قاطِعَةُ التَّذاكِر контрольор cobrador průvodčí der Schaffner konduktør εισπράκτοραςcobrador; cobradora konduktor مسئول جمع آوری بلیط konduktööri receveur/-euse כרטיסן, כרטיסנית परिचालक kondukterka kalauz(nő) kondektur vagnstjóri controllore 車掌 버스 안내양 konduktorius konduktors konduktor bas conducteurbillettør, konduktørkonduktor کلینر cobrador conductor кондуктор sprievodca sprevodnik kondukter konduktör ผู้เก็บค่าโดยสารบนรถ biletçi 公車收票員 кондуктор بس مین کرایہ لینے والا người soát vé 售票员

4. (American) a guard on a train. kondukteur حارِسُ على القِطار ж.п. кондуктор condutor průvodčí, konduktér der Zugbegleiter togfører υπεύθυνος αμαξοστοιχίας jefe de tren vagunisaatja کنترل چی قطار junanvartija chef de train קוֹנדוּקטוֹר בַּרָכֶּבֶת कंडक्टर kondukter vonatkísérő kondektur lestarvörður controllore 車掌 열차 승무원 palydovas pavadonis (vagona) pengawal keretapi conducteurkonduktørkonduktor د ریل کنتړولړ revisor a se comporta проводник sprievodca sprevodnik kondukter konduktör, tågmästare ยามรักษาการณ์บนรถไฟ kondüktör 列車員 провідник گاڑی کا گارڈ trưởng tàu 列车员

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conductor

→ قَائِد فِرْقَة مُوسِيقِيَّة dirigent dirigent Dirigent μαέστρος director, director de orquestra kapellimestari chef d’orchestre dirigent direttore d’orchestra 指揮者 지휘자 dirigent dirigent dyrygent maestro дирижер dirigent ผู้ควบคุมวงดนตรี orkestra şefi nhạc trưởng 乐队指挥

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