superconductor

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noun

A substance that has no resistance to conducting an electric current

OriginDutch suprageleider →
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Meanings

nounsuperconductor (plural superconductors)

plural superconductors

  1. A substance that has no resistance to conducting an electric current

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
supraconductor

Origin

  1. Dutchsuprageleider
  2. Englishsuperconductor

From super- + conductor, calque of Dutch suprageleider (modern spelling supergeleider).

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Translations

Bulgarian свръхпроводник
  • свръхпроводник (svrăhprovodnik)a substance
Catalan superconductor
  • superconductora substance
Danish superleder
  • superledera substance
Dutch supergeleider
  • supergeleidera substance
Estonian ülijuht
  • ülijuhta substance
Finnish suprajohde
  • suprajohdea substance
French supraconducteur
  • supraconducteura substance
German Supraleiter
  • Supraleitera substance
Hebrew מוליך על
  • מוליך על (molíkh al)a substance
Hindi अतिचालक
  • अतिचालक (aticālak)a substance
Hungarian szupravezető
  • szupravezetőa substance
Italian superconduttore
  • superconduttorea substance
Japanese 超伝導体, 超電導体
  • 超伝導体 (chōdendō-tai)a substance
  • 超電導体 (chōdendō-tai)a substance
Korean 초전도체
  • 초전도체 (chojeondoche)a substance
Norwegian Bokmål superleder, supraleder
  • superledera substance
  • supraledera substance
Polish nadprzewodnik
  • nadprzewodnika substance
Portuguese supercondutor
  • supercondutora substance
Russian сверхпроводни́к
  • сверхпроводни́к (sverxprovodník)a substance
Spanish superconductor
  • superconductora substance
Swedish supraledare
  • supraledarea substance
Tamil மீகடத்தி
  • மீகடத்தி (mīkaṭatti)a substance
Turkish süperiletken
  • süperiletkena substance
Ukrainian надпрові́дник
  • надпрові́дник (nadprovídnyk)a substance
Cite this entry
APA

superconductor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/superconductor

MLA

“superconductor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/superconductor. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “superconductor,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/superconductor.

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