Conductor vs. Insulator — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Conductor and Insulator
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Conductor
One who is in charge of a railroad train, bus, or streetcar.
Insulator
A material that insulates, especially a nonconductor of sound, heat, or electricity.
Conductor
(Music) One who directs an orchestra or other such group.
Insulator
A device that insulates.
Conductor
(Physics) A substance or medium that conducts heat, light, sound, or especially an electric charge.
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Insulator
A substance that does not transmit heat (thermal insulator), sound (acoustic insulator) or electricity (electrical insulator).
Conductor
A lightning rod, as on a house or barn.
Insulator
A non-conductive structure, coating or device that does not transmit sound, heat or electricity (see image)
To isolate electrical wires from the pylons supporting them, one often uses glass insulators.
Conductor
One who conducts or leads; a guide; a director.
Insulator
A person who installs insulation.
Conductor
(music) A person who conducts an orchestra, choir or other music ensemble; a professional whose occupation is conducting.
Insulator
One who, or that which, insulates.
Conductor
(rail transport) A person who takes tickets on public transportation and also helps passengers.
Train conductor
Tram conductor
Insulator
A substance or object that insulates; a nonconductor; as, polyurethane foam is a popular thermal insulator.
Conductor
(physics) Something that can transmit electricity, heat, light, or sound.
Insulator
A material such as glass or porcelain with negligible electrical or thermal conductivity
Conductor
(mathematics) An ideal of a ring that measures how far it is from being integrally closed
Conductor
A grooved sound or staff used for directing instruments, such as lithontriptic forceps; a director.
Conductor
(architecture) A leader.
Conductor
One who, or that which, conducts; a leader; a commander; a guide; a manager; a director.
Zeal, the blind conductor of the will.
Conductor
One in charge of a public conveyance, as of a railroad train or a street car.
Conductor
The leader or director of an orchestra or chorus.
Conductor
A substance or body capable of being a medium for the transmission of certain forces, esp. heat or electricity; specifically, a lightning rod.
Conductor
A grooved sound or staff used for directing instruments, as lithontriptic forceps, etc.; a director.
Conductor
Same as Leader.
Conductor
The person who leads a musical group
Conductor
A device designed to transmit electricity, heat, etc.
Conductor
A substance that readily conducts e.g. electricity and heat
Conductor
The person who collects fares on a public conveyance
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