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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesno conductor
Pronunciation / Transliteration: no conductor
"El caucho es un buen no conductor."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A material that does not allow the flow of electric current or heat.
"Rubber is often used as a non-conductor in electrical insulation." - 2
In a broader sense, any substance that resists the transfer of energy.
"Wood is a good non-conductor of heat, making it ideal for building materials."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'non-conductor' is derived from the prefix 'non-', meaning 'not', combined with 'conductor', which comes from the Latin 'conductus', meaning 'to lead'. The term has evolved in the context of physics and electrical engineering to describe materials that do not conduct electricity or heat.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Non-Conductor" is said worldwide
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non-conducteur
Transliteration: non-conducteur
"Le caoutchouc est un bon non-conducteur."
Nichtleiter
Transliteration: nichtleiter
"Gummi ist ein guter Nichtleiter."
non conduttore
Transliteration: non conduttore
"La gomma è un buon non conduttore."
no conductor
Transliteration: no conductor
"El caucho es un buen no conductor."
não condutor
Transliteration: não condutor
"A borracha é um bom não condutor."
गैर-चालक
Transliteration: gair-chalak
"रबर एक अच्छा गैर-चालक है।"
绝缘体
Transliteration: juéyuán tǐ
"橡胶是一个很好的绝缘体。"
비전도체
Transliteration: bijeondoche
"고무는 좋은 비전도체입니다."
絶縁体
Transliteration: zetsuentai
"ゴムは良い絶縁体です。"
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