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conductor
[ kuhn-duhk-ter ]
noun
- a person who conducts; a leader, guide, director, or manager.
- 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.
- a person who directs an orchestra or chorus, communicating a specific interpretation of the music to the performers by motions of a baton or the hands
- a substance, body, or device that readily conducts heat, electricity, sound, etc.:
Copper is a good conductor of electricity.
conductor
/ kənˈdʌktə; kənˈdʌktrɪs /
noun
- an official on a bus who collects fares, checks tickets, etc
- Also called (esp US)director a person who conducts an orchestra, choir, etc
- a person who leads or guides
- a railway official in charge of a train
- a substance, body, or system that conducts electricity, heat, etc
conductor
/ ə-ŭ′ə /
- 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 insulatorSee also resistance
conductor
- A material through which electric current (see also current ) can pass. In general, metals are good conductors. Copper or aluminum is normally used to conduct electricity in commercial and household systems. ( Compare insulator .)
Derived Forms
- Dzˈܳٴǰˌ, noun
- conductress, noun:feminine
Other 51Թ Forms
- Dz·ܳ·ٴ·· [kon-duhk-, tawr, -ee-, uh, l, -, tohr, -], adjective
- Dz·ܳtǰ· noun
- ܱt·Dz·ܳtǰ adjective
- cDz·ܳtǰ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of conductor1
Example Sentences
It’s a tricky balance, and it’s why he’s expanded the choir to multiple locations and hired associate conductors, which is something he plans to invest in more heavily for the future.
Every conductor is, in effect, a guest of the manor invited by the musicians.
“Tár” takes place inside that vacuum, where the conductor propagates this great myth to maintain her control.
During his tenure, the charismatic conductor became a bona fide celebrity in the city and elevated the orchestra to wide recognition as the most important in the country.
Like a conductor, I set them to manageable tasks.
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