English Explanatory Dictionary

superconductor

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A substance that has no resistance to conducting an electric current

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-superconductor.wav

Word forms

superconductor superconductors

Etymology

From super- + conductor, calque of Dutch suprageleider (modern spelling supergeleider).

Related words

conductor superconductivity

Derived words

high-temperature superconductor nonsuperconductor
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