Hypertext Webster Gateway: "nonconductor"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Nonconductor \Non`con*duct"or\, n. (Physics)
A substance which does not conduct, that is, convey or
transmit, heat, electricity, sound, vibration, or the like,
or which transmits them with difficulty; an insulator; as,
wool is a nonconductor of heat; glass and dry wood are
nonconductors of electricity.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
nonconductor
n : a material such as glass or porcelain with negligible
electrical or thermal conductivity [syn: {insulator}, {dielectric}]
[ant: {conductor}]
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