American English pronunciation

How to pronounce conductor

IPA transcription: [kən'dʌktɚ]

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Noun

  • the person who leads a musical group

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

  • the person who collects fares on a public conveyance

  • a device designed to transmit electricity, heat, etc.

Usage examples

  • Doherty is a patent attorney, specializing in semiconductor and medical device technology.
  • Salt water is a good conductor and it carries current away to ground quickly.
  • Phosphorus is not a semiconductor.
  • Zappa also met conductor Zubin Mehta.
  • Most performances had a conductor who maestro the orchestra.
  • Most other silver minerals are silver pnictides or chalcogenides; they are generally lustrous semiconductors.
  • The choral conductor is usually acknowledged for their preparatory work in the concert program.
  • He has also served as associate conductor of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra.
  • The conductor on the operatic arias was the Academy Award-winning Musical Director Ray Heindorf.
  • In semiconductors, irreparable damage can occur very quickly.