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conductor - the person who leads a musical group |
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musician artist who composes or conducts music as a profession
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bandleader the leader of a dance band
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bandmaster the conductor of a band
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drum major the leader of a marching band or drum corps
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drum majorette,
majorette a female drum major
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conductor - a device designed to transmit electricity, heat, etc. |
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device any clever maneuver; "he would stoop to any device to win a point"; "it was a great sales gimmick"; "a cheap promotions gimmick for greedy businessmen"
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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"
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transmission line,
cable,
line a very strong thick rope made of twisted hemp or steel wire
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electric cord,
cord a line made of twisted fibers or threads; "the bundle was tied with a cord"
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electrode a conductor used to make electrical contact with some part of a circuit
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heat sink a metal conductor specially designed to conduct (and radiate) heat
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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
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semiconductor device,
semiconductor unit,
semiconductor a conductor made with semiconducting material
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electrical shunt,
bypass,
shunt a surgically created shunt (usually around a damaged part)
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wave guide,
waveguide a hollow metal conductor that provides a path to guide microwaves; used in radar
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conducting wire,
wire ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
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conductor - a substance that readily conducts e.g. electricity and heat |
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dielectric,
insulator,
nonconductor a material such as glass or porcelain with negligible electrical or thermal conductivity
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material,
stuff things needed for doing or making something; "writing materials"; "useful teaching materials"
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atomic number 29,
cu,
copper any of various small butterflies of the family Lycaenidae having coppery wings
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ag,
atomic number 47,
silver coins made of silver
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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
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conductor - the person who collects fares on a public conveyance |
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gatherer,
accumulator,
collector a person who gathers; "they were a society of hunters and gatherers"
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conductress a woman conductor
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