superconductor

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English

Etymology

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

Noun

superconductor (plural superconductors)

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

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Spanish

Noun

superconductor m (plural superconductores)

  1. superconductor
    • 2015 November 13, “Una trampa de 1.000 millones de euros para capturar la energía del Sol”, in El País‎:
      Estas máquinas, como los tokamaks, necesitan mantener el plasma a millones de grados en el interior del contenedor sin que toque las paredes, que a su vez están rodeadas por imanes superconductores a más de 270 grados bajo cero.
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