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conductor

How to use conductor in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for conductor.

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At night a drunken conductor would thrash us all to sleep with a broken bottle of Glenfiddich, shouting various slurs.

Examples13
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

the person who leads a musical group

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of conductor gathered in one view.

noun

the person who leads a musical group

noun

a substance that readily conducts e.g. electricity and heat

noun

the person who collects fares on a public conveyance

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for conductor.

noun

the person who leads a musical group

noun

a substance that readily conducts e.g. electricity and heat

noun

the person who collects fares on a public conveyance

noun

a device designed to transmit electricity, heat, etc.

Example sentences

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At night a drunken conductor would thrash us all to sleep with a broken bottle of Glenfiddich, shouting various slurs.

2

Are there the optical equivalent of super conductors that are suitable for this?

3

If by some twist the intercom started working, you might not understand, because the conductors are bored and like to read the script as unintelligibly as they can.

4

Mixing above and below grade conductor on the same distribution line is not a common construction practice, at least not downstream of the first customer.

5

I went with a 1mm fiber because it "only" required a 10m mirror to drive it, but at what voltage are we going to get 100 kilowatts of power out of a non-conductor with a 1mm^2 cross section?

6

Diamond is a wonderful conductor of heat and so if you make your processor on a diamond subtrate you can pull lots of heat out into an attached cooling system.

7

What we got was a near exact copy of what I had run in grad school, down to the terminals and the Belden general purpose 5 conductor signal cable used to connect the terminals at 9600 bps.

8

It's like an orchestra playing without a conductor, just a collection of "stuff" loosely connected together and corrected only as immediate needs surface.

9

By the time performance comes around, the conductor is less essential, serving a more of a coach that gives cues, triggers, and reminders about the shape and interpretation that the ensemble has worked up.

10

And therefore, who says artists have to make money?In the old days, 200 years ago, if you were a composer, the only way you could make money was to travel with the orchestra and be the conductor, because then youd be paid as a musician.

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And therefore, who says artists have to make money?In the old days, 200 years ago, if you were a composer, the only way you could make money was to travel with the orchestra and be the conductor, because then you'd be paid as a musician.

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The link itself addresses this:Overtightening of cable management bindings can cause conductor breakage, insulation damage, excessive chafing, and deformations between the conductive, dielectric, and shield parts of a cable, and no doubt a host of other issues.

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Reason being, the ''L'' shaped conductor hugs the body so closely it cannot establish a connection if 3/64" clearance is not provided...Anecdotal evidence supports the view that the 90 magsafe connector design that Apple has reverted to using is the safer of the two designs in terms of accidents as it reduces the chances of a 'shear pull' which made the ''L'' clip vulnerable to pull downs when the Macbook is left on slick or glass like surfaces.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use conductor in a sentence?

At night a drunken conductor would thrash us all to sleep with a broken bottle of Glenfiddich, shouting various slurs.

What does conductor mean?

the person who leads a musical group

What part of speech is conductor?

conductor is commonly used as noun.