superconductor
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6.4
- noun
- /ˌsuːpərkənˈdʌktər/
- Specialized
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superconductor
- Now you cool it down so that becomes a superconductor and you draw out the magnet.
- high-temperature superconductors
- superconductors from materials
So talking about like a new framework that's in my mind is around these room temp superconductors.
- So talking about like a new framework that's in my mind is around these room temp superconductors.
- For example, imagine you could make a, a material called the superconductor that works at high temperatures.
- So you'll see something about irons outside superconductors.
Examples
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I own a company that dominates the world market for superconductors.
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The superconductors have to be chilled to 270 below to work.
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For example, imagine you could make a, a material called the superconductor that works at high temperatures.
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Without the superconductor, they could be fried by the next solar storm.
Fiction book (2001) -
In a superconductor, electrons can pair up and bind together in the superconductor, very weakly bound pairs.
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A few years ago, a new family of magnetic superconductors was discovered: the RNi2B2C series.
Academic text (1998) -
The trio is being recognized for their "pioneering contributions to the theory of superconductors and superfluids."
Academic text (2003) -
When certain materials are cooled below a critical temperature, they become superconductors, with zero electrical resistance.
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Building practical power devices with high-temperature superconductors entailed making them into suitable wire.
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The superconductors have to be chilled to 270 below to work.
How Conductive
Surface Forms
Morphology
superconductor = conductor (semi-transparent) = super + conductor
The components 'super' + 'conductor' clearly indicate an enhanced or exceptional conductor, but the precise scientific meaning (zero electrical resistance below a critical temperature) is specialized and not fully derivable by a general learner.
Etymology
Superconductor comes from super- meaning 'above' or 'beyond' and conduct meaning 'to carry' or 'to lead'. So a superconductor is a material that 'carries' electricity in an 'above' way, letting current flow with no resistance and so not losing energy as heat.