🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

non conduttore

Pronunciation / Transliteration: non conduttore

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Non-Conductor/nɒn.kənˈdʌk.tər/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #15000 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"La gomma è un buon non conduttore."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A material that does not allow the flow of electric current or heat.

    "Rubber is often used as a non-conductor in electrical insulation."
  2. 2

    In a broader sense, any substance that resists the transfer of energy.

    "Wood is a good non-conductor of heat, making it ideal for building materials."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'non-conductor' is derived from the prefix 'non-', meaning 'not', combined with 'conductor', which comes from the Latin 'conductus', meaning 'to lead'. The term has evolved in the context of physics and electrical engineering to describe materials that do not conduct electricity or heat.

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