conduct /kən-duktˈ/

1. To lead or guide
2. To convey (water, blood, sap, etc)
3. To direct
4. To manage (one's life, business affairs, etc)
5. To behave (esp oneself)
6. To carry, transmit, allow to pass (elec; also noun)
7. To beat time for and co-ordinate (an orchestra, piece of music, etc; also intransitive verb)

1. The act or method of leading or managing
2. Behaviour
3. Guidance
4. Management

conductˈance noun

A conductor's power of conducting electricity, the reciprocal of the resistance

conductibilˈity noun

conductˈible adjective

1. Capable of conducting heat, etc
2. Capable of being conducted or transmitted

conducˈtion noun

1. The act or property of conducting or transmitting
2. Transmission (of eg heat) by a conductor
3. The passage of a nerve impulse

conductˈive adjective

Having the quality or power of conducting or transmitting

conductˈively adverb

conductivˈity noun

1. The power of transmitting heat, electricity, etc
2. The power of a specific substance to conduct electricity

conductˈor noun

1. The person or thing that conducts
2. A leader
3. A manager
4. A director of an orchestra or choir
5. A person sometimes in charge of taking fares on a bus, etc but not driving it (fem conducˈtress)
6. A railway guard (N American)
7. Anything that has the property of transmitting electricity, heat, etc

conductˈorship noun

The office of conductor

conductˈus noun (pl conducˈtī)

A style of metrical Latin song of the 12c and 13c (usu for no more than three voices), in which all the voice parts move together

conduct disorder noun

A persistent pattern of antisocial or aggressive behaviour, usu in children or adolescents, which may include vandalism, truancy, assault, substance abuse, etc

conducted tour noun

A tour (of places of interest, a workplace, factory, etc) led by a guide

conductive education noun

A system of teaching children (and sometimes adults) suffering from motor disorders (eg cerebral palsy) to achieve their maximum potential by guiding them to attain specific goals in their own way by providing a concentrated course of exercise and intellectual stimulation

conductor rail noun

A rail which transmits electricity to an electric train

safe-conduct see under safe

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