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plural conductors, feminine conductress or conductrix
One who conducts or leads; a guide; a director. quotations examples
[…] Zeal, the blind conductor of the will;
1687, [John Dryden], “The Third Part”, in The Hind and the Panther. A Poem, in Three Parts, 2nd edition, London: […] Jacob Tonson […], page 96
(music) A person who conducts an orchestra, choir or other music ensemble; a professional whose occupation is conducting. examples
(rail transport) A person who takes tickets on public transportation and also helps passengers. quotations examples
" […] And one of the things that makes me feel safe is when I see the conductor."
2022 April 6, “Network News: Booze ban continues as part of move to prioritise women's safety”, in RAIL, number 954, page 6
(physics) Something that can transmit electricity, heat, light, or sound. quotations examples
Falling conductors may come in contact with grounded objects or puddles of water.
1952, Safety Maintenance
The failure of HIF detection leads to potential hazard to human beings and potential fire. HIFS are usually caused by falling conductors coming into contact with a surface having poor conductivity.
1997, Institution of Electrical Engineers, Fourth International Conference on Advances in Power System Control, Operation & Management, 11-13 November 1997, Institution of Electrical Engineers
(mathematics) An ideal of a ring that measures how far it is from being integrally closed quotations examples
If c is the conductor ideal for R in R then prime ideals not containing c correspond to localizations yielding discrete valuation rings.
1988, F van Oystaeyen, Lieven Le Bruyn, Perspectives in ring theory
A grooved sound or staff used for directing instruments, such as lithontriptic forceps; a director. examples
(architecture) A leader. examples