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nounthe transmission of heat or electricity or sound
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- silver a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
- muller Swiss physicist who studied superconductivity (born in 1927)
- ag a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
- conductive having the quality or power of conducting heat or electricity or sound; exhibiting conductivity
- dielectric a material such as glass or porcelain with negligible electrical or thermal conductivity
- insulator a material such as glass or porcelain with negligible electrical or thermal conductivity
- semiconductor a substance as germanium or silicon whose electrical conductivity is intermediate between that of a metal and an insulator; its conductivity increases with temperature and in the presence of impurities
- katharometer measures thermal conductivity
- atomic number 47 a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
- nonconductor a material such as glass or porcelain with negligible electrical or thermal conductivity