Conductor

Word CONDUCTOR
Character 9
Hyphenation con duct or
Pronunciations /kənˈdʌktɚ/

Definitions and meanings of "Conductor"

What do we mean by conductor?

One who conducts, especially. noun

One who is in charge of a railroad train, bus, or streetcar. noun

One who directs an orchestra or other such group. noun

A substance or medium that conducts heat, light, sound, or especially an electric charge. noun

A lightning rod, as on a house or barn. noun

One who conducts or escorts; one who goes before or accompanies and shows the way; a leader; a guide. noun

Specifically A chief; a commander; one who leads an army. noun

A director or manager in general; a regulator. noun

The director of a chorus or an orchestra; one who indicates to the performers the rhythm and the expression of a piece of concerted music by means of motions of the hands or of a baton. noun

The chief official on a railroad-train, who directs, and is responsible for the execution of orders concerning, the movements of the train, and usually collects tickets or fares; hence, one who performs similar duties on a street-car, etc. The duties of the guard on European railways are similar, but less comprehensive. noun

That which conducts or transmits in any manner; specifically, in physics, a body that conducts or transmits through its substance energy in any of its forms: as, metals are conductors of electricity and of heat; water is a good conductor of sound. See conductivity. noun

Hence A lightning-rod. noun

In surgery, an instrument formerly used in the high operation for stone in the bladder. noun

Specifically, in electricity, a substance through which electric currents can flow.

One who, or that which, conducts; a leader; a commander; a guide; a manager; a director. noun

One in charge of a public conveyance, as of a railroad train or a street car. noun

The leader or director of an orchestra or chorus. noun

A substance or body capable of being a medium for the transmission of certain forces, esp. heat or electricity; specifically, a lightning rod. noun

A grooved sound or staff used for directing instruments, as lithontriptic forceps, etc.; a director. noun

Same as Leader. noun

One who conducts or leads; a guide; a director.

A person who conducts an orchestra, choir or other music ensemble; a professional whose occupation is conducting.

A person who takes tickets on public transportation and also helps passengers

Something that can transmit electricity, heat, light or sound.

An ideal of a ring that measures how far it is from being integrally closed

A grooved sound or staff used for directing instruments, such as lithontriptic forceps; a director.

A leader.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Conductor

The word "conductor" in example sentences

The conductor not indicating anything during this period (rendered somewhat considerable by the extreme slowness of the movement), the players are then entirely left to themselves, _without conductor_; and as the rhythmical feeling is not the same with all, it follows that some hurry, while others slacken, and unity is soon destroyed. ❋ Hector Berlioz (1836)

The effects to be considered _depend on the conductor_ employed to complete the communication between the zinc and copper plates of the electromotor; and I shall have to consider this conductor under four different forms: as the helix of an electro-magnet (1056); as an ordinary helix (1053, &c.); as a _long_ extended wire, having its course such that the parts can exert little or no mutual influence; and as a _short_ wire. ❋ Michael Faraday (1829)

She says choosing a conductor is always a huge leap of faith. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The orchestra conductor is a violinist who has conducted in both the United States and China. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The Italian conductor is suffering from "extreme gastric distress" and has to fly back to Milan to consult with his doctors, according to a statement Sunday from the CSO Association. ❋ The Huffington Post News Editors (2010)

The latter, she decided, would be unfair to the train conductor, and neither would be good for the family. ❋ Unknown (2010)

In other words, the credit card industry will need to find a new train conductor if they want to keep railroading consumers into lawless corporate tribunals. ❋ Unknown (2009)

As the Artistic Director, I am personally going to match all donations up to $5,000 – not because being a choral conductor is a lucrative profession, but because I sincerely believe that the Canadian Chamber Choir deserves to be heard by a wider audience and I too am whole-heartedly committed to making this happen. ❋ Ewillett (2009)

… It's kind of like the conductor is whispering in your ear during a great piece of music telling you what I'm thinking of and what the composer was thinking of that they otherwise wouldn't know. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Its long-term conductor and architect, Michael Rose, conducted the last concert and gave a moving speech before the final piece was performed. ❋ Unknown (2011)

After this program (which repeats Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m.), the conductor is off for another spate of globe-trotting, including a production of Hindemith's "Mathis der Maler" in Paris with the baritone Matthias Goerne. ❋ Anne Midgette (2010)

The train conductor comes out of his cabinet, checks it out, calls someone, goes back and forth a few times. ❋ Kittenpie (2008)

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