superconductorn.
/ˈsuːpəkənˌdʌktə/, /ˈsjuːpəkənˌdʌktə/, U.S. /ˈsupərkənˌdəktər/ Physics.
A substance that becomes superconducting at sufficiently low temperatures; (also) a substance or object in the superconducting state.
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1913 H. K. Onnes in Proc. Sect. Sci. K. Akad. Wetensch. Amsterdam 15 1429 A pushing forward of the electrons in the galvanic current through a super-conductor without performance of work.
1931 Ann. Reg. 1930 61 Meissner discovered that copper sulphide is a superconductor.
1955 H. B. G. Casimir in W. Pauli Niels Bohr & Devel. Physics 119 At temperatures above the transition point..superconductors behave in all respects like these normal metals.
1969 A. C. Rose-Innes & E. H. Rhoderick Introd. Superconductivity i. 5 About half the metallic elements are known to be superconductors and..a large-number of alloys are superconductors.
2004 P. F. Hamilton Pandora's Star iv. 101 She stared at the cables, which were presumably superconductors.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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