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superconducting

superconducting

6.7
Able to carry electricity without losing energy when very cold
  • adjective
  • /ˌsuːpərkənˈdʌktɪŋ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : superconductor
  • When cooled to very low temperatures, superconducting materials allow electricity to flow without any resistance.

However, they've kept up with superconducting qubits well.

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Examples

  • For now, there are two leading approaches, trapped ions and superconducting qubits.

  • So we've seen superconductivity in action here with a little pack of superconducting material which expels the magnetic field through the Meissner effect.

  • This was part of a a superconducting RF filter.

  • In reality, this means that the main superconducting coil in Mris does not consume any power directly.

  • We have created some unconventional superconducting transmission cable like this one just South of Seoul in South Korea.

  • IBM uses superconducting circuits as cubits that are the basic units of computation.

  • These include using superconducting electronic circuits, trapping ionized atoms, or squeezing light.

  • Researchers are studying superconducting wires to improve the efficiency of power transmission in electric grids.

  • The development of superconducting magnets has revolutionized technologies such as MRI machines by enabling stronger magnetic fields.

Synonyms

superconductive
vssuperconducting
  • Specialized
1 8.0

Letting electricity flow without losing energy, usually at very low temperatures

is the alternative adjective form used for the same zero resistance property

Antonyms

resistive
  • Specialized
1 7.0

That slows the flow of electric current, like a heating wire

Compounds

1 9.9

Large machine that speeds tiny particles to high energy for collisions while kept very cold so electricity flows without loss

How Conductive

superconducting
  • Specialized
6.7
conductive
  • Specialized
8 4.8
resistive
  • Specialized
1 7.0

Surface Forms

superconducting positive

Morphology

superconducting = superconduct (semi-transparent) = super + conduct + ing

Adding -ing to superconduct is a regular and easily recognisable derivation.

Etymology

Superconducting is built from super- 'above' and conduct 'to carry', the same root you see in conductor. So, superconducting describes materials that 'carry' electricity in an above way: they can carry electric current with no resistance.