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NONCONDUCTOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does nonconductor mean? 

NONCONDUCTOR (noun)
  The noun NONCONDUCTOR has 1 sense:

1. a material such as glass or porcelain with negligible electrical or thermal conductivityplay

  Familiarity information: NONCONDUCTOR used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


NONCONDUCTOR (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A material such as glass or porcelain with negligible electrical or thermal conductivity

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

dielectric; insulator; nonconductor

Hypernyms ("nonconductor" is a kind of...):

material; stuff (the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "nonconductor"):

bushing (an insulating liner in an opening through which conductors pass)

mineral wool; rock wool (a light fibrous material used as an insulator)

glass wool (glass fibers spun and massed into bundles resembling wool)


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