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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 conductivity
Familiarity information: NONCONDUCTOR used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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