nonconductor

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nonconductor - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
     [1913 Webster]

nonconductor - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  nonconductor
      n 1: a material such as glass or porcelain with negligible
           electrical or thermal conductivity [syn: insulator,
           dielectric, nonconductor] [ant: conductor]