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Definition of sub-conductor in English: sub-conductornoun ˈsʌbkənˌdʌktə 1Military. Originally: an assistant to a conductor. Later also: an officer ranking below a conductor. Now historical. 2Music. An assistant or deputy conductor of an orchestra, choir, etc. 3Electrical Engineering. A subsidiary or subordinate electrical conductor; specifically each of a number of separate cables physically connected but electrically distinct; each of the cores of a multicore cable.
Origin Late 18th century; earliest use found in George Washington (1732–1799), revolutionary army officer and president of the United States of America. From sub- + conductor. Definition of sub-conductor in US English: sub-conductornounˈsʌbkənˌdʌktə 1Military. Originally: an assistant to a conductor. Later also: an officer ranking below a conductor. Now historical. 2Music. An assistant or deputy conductor of an orchestra, choir, etc. 3Electrical Engineering. A subsidiary or subordinate electrical conductor; specifically each of a number of separate cables physically connected but electrically distinct; each of the cores of a multicore cable.
Origin Late 18th century; earliest use found in George Washington (1732–1799), revolutionary army officer and president of the United States of America. From sub- + conductor. |