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non-conducting

non-conducting

5.8
Not able to let heat, electricity or sound pass through
  • adjective
  • /nɒn kənˈdʌktɪŋ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : no conductor
  • Because rubber is non-conducting, it is used as an insulating material for electric wires.

Examples

  • The walls are made of a non-conducting substance to minimize heat loss.

  • Glass is typically non-conducting, making it a good choice for windows in high-voltage equipment.

  • This material is non-conducting.

  • Rubber is a non-conducting substance.

  • Because rubber is non-conducting, it is used as an insulating material for electric wires.

  • Glass is typically non-conducting, making it a good choice for windows in high-voltage equipment.

  • The walls are made of a non-conducting substance to minimize heat loss.

Synonyms

nonconducting
vsnon-conducting
5.8

Not allowing electricity, heat, or sound to pass through

is written with a hyphen and an -ing ending
nonconductive
vsnon-conducting
6.3

Not able to carry heat, electricity, or sound

is the hyphenated -ing form rather than the -ive form
conductorless
vsnon-conducting
  • Specialized
8.9

Without anything that carries electricity or heat

focuses on the material's inability to conduct rather than the absence of a conductor
uncurrent
vsnon-conducting
  • Specialized
9.5

Not letting electricity move through it

covers inability to carry heat electricity and sound not only electrical flow

Antonyms

conductive
  • Specialized
8 4.8

Able to let heat, electricity, or sound pass through

How Conductive

superconducting
  • Specialized
6.7
conductive
  • Specialized
8 4.8
semiconducting
  • Specialized
6.5
non-conducting
  • Specialized
5.8

Surface Forms

non-conducting positive

Morphology

non-conducting = conduct (transparent) = non + conduct + ing

The intermediate form 'conducting' is a regular suffixal derivation from 'conduct', and 'non-' then adds straightforward negation.

Etymology

Non-conducting is made of non- meaning 'not' and conduct meaning 'to lead', the same root you see in conductor. So a non-conducting material does not 'lead' heat, electricity, or sound.