conductor
English Thesaurus
1. a device designed to transmit electricity, heat, etc. (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | device, |
| definition | : | an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | bus, busbar, |
| definition | : | an electrical conductor that makes a common connection between several circuits (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | cable, line, transmission line, |
| definition | : | a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | cord, electric cord, |
| definition | : | a light insulated conductor for household use (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | electrode, |
| definition | : | a conductor used to make electrical contact with some part of a circuit (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | heat sink, |
| definition | : | a metal conductor specially designed to conduct (and radiate) heat (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | lightning conductor, lightning rod, |
| definition | : | a metallic conductor that is attached to a high point and leads to the ground; protects the building from destruction by lightning (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | bypass, electrical shunt, shunt, |
| definition | : | a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | wave guide, waveguide, |
| definition | : | a hollow metal conductor that provides a path to guide microwaves; used in radar (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | conducting wire, wire, |
| definition | : | a metal conductor that carries electricity over a distance (noun.artifact) |
2. the person who leads a musical group (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | musician, |
| definition | : | artist who composes or conducts music as a profession (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | bandleader, |
| definition | : | the leader of a dance band (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | bandmaster, |
| definition | : | the conductor of a band (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | drum major, |
| definition | : | the leader of a marching band or drum corps (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | arthur fiedler, fiedler, |
| definition | : | popular United States conductor (1894-1979) (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | hindemith, paul hindemith, |
| definition | : | German neoclassical composer and conductor who believed that music should have a social purpose (1895-1963) (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | gustav mahler, mahler, |
| definition | : | Austrian composer and conductor (1860-1911) (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | eugene ormandy, ormandy, |
| definition | : | United States conductor (born in Hungary) (1899-1985) (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | ozawa, seiji ozawa, |
| definition | : | United States conductor (born in Japan in 1935) (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | george szell, szell, |
| definition | : | United States conductor (born in Hungary) (1897-1970) (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | arturo toscanini, toscanini, |
| definition | : | Italian conductor of many orchestras worldwide (1867-1957) (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | bruno walter, walter, |
| definition | : | German conductor (1876-1962) (noun.person) |
3. the person who collects fares on a public conveyance (noun.person)
| hyponym | : | conductress, |
| definition | : | a woman conductor (noun.person) |
4. a substance that readily conducts e.g. electricity and heat (noun.substance)
| hypernym | : | material, stuff, |
| definition | : | the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | atomic number 29, copper, cu, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | ag, atomic number 47, silver, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | semiconducting material, semiconductor, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.substance) |
5. a device designed to transmit electricity, heat, etc. (noun.artifact)
6. the person who leads a musical group (noun.person)
| derivation | : | conduct, direct, lead, |
| definition | : | lead, as in the performance of a composition (verb.creation) |
| derivation | : | conduct, |
| definition | : | lead musicians in the performance of (verb.creation) |
7. a substance that readily conducts e.g. electricity and heat (noun.substance)
| antonym | : | dielectric, insulator, nonconductor, |
| definition | : | a material such as glass or porcelain with negligible electrical or thermal conductivity (noun.substance) |
8. a device designed to transmit electricity, heat, etc. (noun.artifact)
9. the person who leads a musical group (noun.person)
| derivation | : | conduct, direct, lead, |
| definition | : | lead, as in the performance of a composition (verb.creation) |
| derivation | : | conduct, |
| definition | : | lead musicians in the performance of (verb.creation) |
10. a substance that readily conducts e.g. electricity and heat (noun.substance)
| antonym | : | dielectric, insulator, nonconductor, |
| definition | : | a material such as glass or porcelain with negligible electrical or thermal conductivity (noun.substance) |
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