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nonconductor |
2 definitions found 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 1.6 [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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